The Orwells – Terrible Human Beings
Released February 17th, 2017
The Orwells have made a decent enough tribute album to The Pixies, on Terrible Human Beings. Their influence is directly acknowledged on “Black Francis,” which reveals a far more self-aware, even self-deprecating side of The Orwells, as they rightfully paint themselves as bluffing posers compared to the likes of the Pixies’s frontman. Still in their early 20s, The Orwells have a competent but unspectacular offering that’s more likely to reinforce the band’s place as indie rock also-rans than take them to the next level if they don’t outgrow their influences and alt-tropes soon. Although The Orwells do venture outside of indie punk templates on a few occasions, it’s not enough to make any significant shift or statement on the genre. The songs aren’t disastrous on Terrible Human Beings (in fact it’s a decent enough listen) just unmemorable. If you don’t expect too much from them, you might not be let down.
3 of 5 stars
