Audio Fiction’s self-titled Audio Fiction has the recipe for success, but it comes off as just a little over-baked. 
Female singers are incredibly popular this year, so it seems like Kristin’s vocals with their Gwen Stefani meets Jenny Lewis sound should be a sure-fire hit. However, she lacks Lewis’ subtlety and embraces Stefani’s confidence just a bit too much. She’s by no means awful, but she’s not as great as her counterparts, found in Darren “Mr. Audio” on bass, Charles on guitar and Mark “Mr. Fiction” on drums.
Mark’s drumming is actually the best part of this band. He is the driving element behind songs like “Kite High,” “Suffocate” and “I’m Alive.” Charles slides around the guitar giving many of the songs a little bit of a country twist like on album opener “Way Out.”
Darren’s bass playing is brought on nicely on “Days Like These,” but unfortunately the cheesy lyrics downplay his skills. “We got drunk in the bar and had sex in the loo,” sings Kristin. Those are the actual lyrics and sadly that was one of the better lines in that particular song.
There are moments where the star quality of the album does shine through. If Kristin can just work a little bit on her presentation and really sell it, then these guys will be set to breakout.
Tracklisting:
01. Way Out
02. Kite High
03. Wishful Thinking
04. Ever Wonder
05. Race the Hourglass
06. Johnny Go
07. Days Like These
08. All I Have
09. Suffocate
10. I’m Alive
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Written by: Bethany
