Today’s the day! After weeks of song previews and an entertaining music video debut, the second full-length album from The By Gods is now available. The nine song collection is not shy about its influences, decidedly 90′s rock. Not the industrial inspired rock of the 90′s ala Nine Inch Nails or the grotesquely soft rock ala late era Goo Goo Dolls but the kind of big riff, high energy, enjoyable rock akin to the likes of Pearl Jam, Toadies and early Weezer. That’s a lofty comparison to make but the influences are clear.Â
Personally, I am the first to grumble at the amount of praise we put on nostalgia. We see movies made from board games of our childhood or remakes coming out the wazoo because something familiar is more comfortable than something new. But that’s exactly what The By Gods manage to achieve without feeling derivative or stale. There’s a comfortable familiarity throughout the entire record but it’s like a band you loved got back together and their new album managed not to suck (which, let’s be real, it usually does).Â
Hear it on Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp or vinyl.