Album Review

Japanese Voyeurs – Cry Baby

• 28th Jun 2011

The London based gravely and provocative rocking troupe, Japanese Voyeurs precede the release of their rudely awaited debut album, with a gritty bass led and trotting percussion grinder, ‘Cry Baby’.

The usually imposing front lady, Romily Alice is happy to let the instrumental profile increase and provide the wandering, a little creepy rock edge, whilst she delivers the pleading, bleeding heart lyrics.

Such is the lower profile of the vocals, they appear at times, to peer out meekly and hoveringly from the tempo building instrumentals. It’s probably for this reason that the B-side is a wholly instrumental version of Cry Baby. It stands alone, as a rangy, atmospheric rock effort. Possibly suggesting that there is a lot more to this band then the provocative quirkiness of Romily Alice? It could well be good strategy.

Rating:3.5/5