{"id":26317,"date":"2025-03-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26317"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:15:13","slug":"eureka-machines-everything-self-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26317","title":{"rendered":"Eureka Machines – \u2018Everything\u2019 (self release)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you look up the definition of Power Pop in the dictionary, it simply says \u201cListen to Eureka Machines!\u201d Ok, so I lied, it doesn’t say that, but it should. I can’t think of a band that deserves that title more…ok, I lied again, there may be a few come to think of it. But I digress, Chris Catalyst\u2019s self-proclaimed \u201csilly little band\u201d from Leeds have a new album to plug, it’s their 6th<\/sup> and the first in 8 long years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s something comforting and reassuring about the dawn of a new Eureka Machines album. You sorta know what you are going to get: sonically seductive earworms with layers of vocal harmonies, joyous compositions with a handful of choruses that will embed firmly in your brain, resisting the urge to be forgotten. It’s a tried and tested format that the band have been bouncing around since their inception, and it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With artwork that looks remarkably similar to Aerosmith’s \u2018Permanent Vacation\u2019, we dive right in with the opening title track. \u2018Everything\u2019 is an energetic song with big hooks and an even bigger production courtesy of go-to-guy Dave Draper. There are vocal harmonies in abundance and big, fat guitars to satiate the metalheads. What’s not to like here, are you smiling yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up \u2018Back In The Back Of Beyond\u2019 was the first single released at the tail end of 2024 and is a typical Chris Catalyst anthem that channels 90\u2019s Brit Pop melodies to the max. That chorus will get you hook, line and sinker. Do anthems come any better in 2025 I wonder? \u2018Black & White\u2019 could be Silver Sun, it could be Honeycrack, it could even be Squeeze. It’s got an epic chorus section, a euphoric middle 8 and guitars…did I mention the guitars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 songs in and you could say I’m enjoying the ride. There seems to be a theme going on here, and that theme is ridiculously catchy choruses. But it seems Eureka Machine haven\u2019t even got going yet, as the opening chorus refrain of \u2018Canaries In The Coalmine\u2019 is sublime. As instant as a cuppa soup and twice as tasty, I’ll wager you’ll be singing that hook for weeks, just like I have. A glorious song that demands its rightful place in amongst the Eureka\u2019s greatest hits. It’s probably my favourite song right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018If I’m Gonna Fight Myself, I’ll Never Win\u2019 rocks with the proverbial urgency of a true rock n\u2019 roll band on fire, and \u2018Nature Nurture\u2019 is a guitar-heavy monster full of \u201cwoah-woah\u201d backing vocals and many twists and turns. This marks the halfway point of the album, and I’m not sure if side 2 will be able to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, flipping the virtual disc and dropping the needle, the emotive \u2018Home\u2019 gives a welcome breather from all the high energy goodness. It tugs in all the right places, a sense of yearning and a feeling of camaraderie is created, and all is well in the world. Elsewhere, \u2018We Don’t Have Much But It\u2019s Ours\u2019 and \u2018The Lovers And The Lost\u2019 just sound like classic songs that have always been with you, and even closer \u2018Beautiful Day\u2019 with its extended, chorus refrain doesn\u2019t outstay its welcome, it just sounds like a perfect reprise to end the album on a reflective, yet positive note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While new albums usually need some time to bed in, it’s safe to say \u2018Everything\u2019 is one of Eureka Machines finest moments. It’s certainly up there with killer releases from The Wildhearts, Black Spiders and Ricky Warwick vying for Album Of The Year status so far this year. A homegrown band, who are also completely DIY, flying the flag for British rock music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I urge you to pre-order this album on the format of your choice, not just because it is a brilliant and essential release, but also because Chris Catalyst will have boxes of them filling up his flat and he\u2019ll need the space!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Ben Hughes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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