Dorydrive
Here’s To You
Mathieu Nevitt: Vocals
Tom LaBrosse: Guitar
Henry Koller: Guitar
Nick Mendini: Bass
Joey Zak: Drums
Dorydrive is a hybrid band as they blend rock, country, and pop together to
create a unique sound. They formed in 2010 coming out of (mainly) Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and have been on the move ever since. The seasoned vets (coming from
Echovalve and Marashino), the band has shared the stage with many national
acts. 2012 seen the debut album hit stores and was a indie success with thousands
of copies being sold as well as many awards. The guys are back with their
second album Here’s To You. The
album features 12 tracks that spread 44 minutes and gets going with “Radiate.”
The opening track gets the album moving with a light and fluffy tune. The uplifting
sound of the music accompanied with the clear vocals provides a nice little
number. The tune is decent and I can see fan latching onto the song. I also can
see it finding its way onto other entertainment outlets. They insert some gang
vocals towards the end of the tune that will have your head spinning. “Paramour”
is a low key track with a cool musical set and clear vocals. The song sounds
fair good, but it really didn’t stand out to me. Like I stated, the vocals are
clear, but I feel that they repeat way too much. “Here’s To You” is a fun
little number that I’m sure will stir up a nice little movement at a live show.
I can see the crowd jumping around having fun with this one. The vocals are
clear and easy to follow while the beat is infectious. With that said though,
the track does seem to go on a little too long and repeat a lot at the end. “Tattooed”
moves a little faster than the tracks before it. The vocals move right through
the lyrics with ease and are pushed by the tunes behind them. There are a
couple slow spots, but for the most the track is moving. I do like the drums in
this track while the guitars play around some. “Perfect Chemical” is a killer
track. The tune moves along with ease with great vocals and an awesome musical
set. The track is infectious and will stick with you. It does seem to repeat a
little much, but the way the song sounds you can easily get past that. You will
run through the lyrics right with the band. “When The Lights Burn Out” slows
the album down with some keys. The track moves along slowly, but offers up huge
vocals that will capture a few listeners. The song also lay out some well
written lyrics that give up an incredible amount of passion and emotion. It’s a
great change of pace for both the album and a live show, however I don’t see if
doing much in the way of the airwaves. “Take Me” shows the country side of the band
right from the very first notes. It’s another passionate track that speeds up
the tempo just slightly from the last track. The vocals are clear while they
offer up some strong lyrics that you can pick up and run with. It’s not the
most powerful track that I’ve heard from the record, but it still works fairly
well. “Better Part Of Me” falls right in line with the last track. The slower
mode of the track is still upbeat, but it doesn’t rip through the lines and
cords like some. The lyrics are strong, but I feel that they repeat a little too
much at the end. It’s another decent tune. “Never Easy” continues on the same
path once again. The normal sound of the band keeps rolling off the grid the
past few tracks. The clear vocals accompanied with strong guitars and solid
drums offer up a great track. They also place some strong backing vocals in
this one to spice it up some more. It is the best track from the last three
tracks and might be one of the strongest on the album. I can see it doing work
on how it’s laid out. “Dance Baby Dance” turns up the volume on this track. They
also place some attitude within the track too. I think that this one will do
serious work in all forms. The tunes are infectious and the lyrics will stick
with you. This is a top notch number that takes the album to the next level. “All
The Same” slows the album down once again. The track moves right along with
ease and emotional vocals. It also offers up decent music that all work great
together. The track really doesn’t excite you, but I feel like it will connect
with many people. “Your Gravity” wraps up the album with another slow tune. It
again did excite me, but didn’t detour me either. The vocals seem to float
along and the music pushes them along. Overall the album is strong. The band
really shows what they are about and they don’t shy away from being themselves.
The vocals throughout the album are strong and clear. They offer up the well
written lyrics time and time again while getting some back up a few times. The music
is solid too. It rolls along in many of the tracks with a flair up or two every
now and then. There are a couple solo shots, but nothing real crazy. I really
like many of these tracks and I feel that more people than not will as well.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Tracks to Watch:
Here’s To You, Never Easy, Dance Baby Dance
Track
List:
- Radiate
- Paramour
- Here’s To You
- Tattooed
- Perfect Chemical
- When The Lights Burn Out
- Take Me
- Better Part Of Me
- Never Easy
- Dance Baby Dance
- All The Same
- Your Gravity
Website (s): www.dorydrive.com