When California band Lemon Sun’s debut album Run With The Faithless landed through my door, I genuinely had no idea what to expect. However, within a minute or so of the opening track “Congratulate Our Thievery” it was obvious that lead singer Rob Kolar can write damn good songs.
That first play glided along through its twelve tracks serving up edgy, catchy, rock-pop but with something going on that somehow set it apart. Every song was expertly crafted. First time out the tracks blended, on play two they began to emerge individually, by play three they had moved into my mind.
I found it hard getting past “Fall For You” a real gem of a song that brings me towards making inevitable comparisons. I know by saying this I am no doubt repeating what has been written countless times before, but it here it is anyway. There is something of Coldplay in some of Lemon Sun’s songs, except that it’s Coldplay with an edge.
Having said that, there is a hell of a lot more to Lemon Sun than mere sound-alike comparisons. There is also an individuality to what they are doing that gives them and the music a presence through a blaze of quality song-writing. They definitely have that magic ingredient that should make word of this album spread and gain the attention it deserves.
Underpinning the whole thing there is a chemistry and a quality of musicianship that radiates strongly from every well thought out track. You can put this album on shuffle and randomly hit a solid song every time. The final track, “Dying Age” ensures you will want to play it all again. This track oozes class and wraps up an album that rarely takes its finger off the pulse.
After the infectious opener, Rob Kolar goes a touch Chris Martin on “Run With The Faithless”. This is no one-dimensional copy though as there is a whole depth of additional elements here that make this very much a Lemon Sun song.
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