Album Review

The Scholars – Love The Thunder

• 22nd Jan 2013

Oxford based trio The Scholars do a nice line in rock music that fuses snyths and guitars. I really liked their previous single Wired and so I was eager to hear the band’s new release Love The Thunder – the good news is that it sounds even better.

Love The Thunder has a faster pace and the mix of instruments is very well produced. The synth and guitar set the rapid rhythm but there is also a lovely piano melody that flits in and out. The drums are solid, while the bass growls. And above all of this the low pitched vocals are strong. The chorus has some fine backing vocal harmonies too and then a lovely guitar solo cuts in, before an abrupt ending leaves you breathless.

Once more the sound that The Scholars generate is so huge that it seems like there are more than three musicians in this band. They have a fine rock fusion that takes the beat of 80s electronic music and adds a modern guitar sound to it. And the combination works really well.

Look out for The Scholars. They are clearly a talented trio.

Venue: Love The Thunder
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