Talk in Tongues
Alone with a Friend
FAIRFAX
6/10
Tame Impala references get thrown around a lot these days with the recent psych-rock boom (often unnecessarily), but for anyone who’s heard Talk in Tongues’ “Still Don’t Seem to Care”—a track that sounds so much like a potential Innerspeaker bonus track that you might find yourself double-checking to see if you left your music library’s shuffle on—the association will surely seem valid. Comparisons are one thing, however, and quality is another, and in listening to the newly born LA quartet’s debut, it’s true that the band has a certain amount of inherent talent, but are also still feeling out the finer details of its sound. Nevertheless, things start off strong with “Time’s Still (For No One Yet),” a patient and calculated paisley jam, and end convincingly enough on the funky ballad “Something Always Changes,” bookending a set of material that’s good for a first release, but probably could have used a little bit more time cooking in rehearsal.
