Built on a Weak Spot

Bands that list My Bloody Valentine in their bios as an influence are supposed to have loud swirling guitars and obscene amounts of feedback right? This apparently isn’t the case for Heroes of Switzerland, who hail from Nottingham, UK. The band cites a number of other bands within their bio and basically makes it clear that their only concern is to play good rock music. In the end they accomplish that on their debut album Comfort in Fear, which was just released at the end of this past February.

Heroes of Switzerland mix in various elements from indie-rock and the early days of shoegaze within their sound. There are no endless walls of feedback or layers of woozy sounding guitars here though. Instead one should think more in the direction of past bands like Swervedriver or post-Ferment Catherine Wheel (You know, when they wanted to become rock stars?). But anyway, this is the type of music that Heroes of Switzerland have decided to dwell in and they have made good on it for their debut Comfort in Fear. The album is full of solid tracks that feature a number of great melodies to hook you in. This is a band that gets it done with pure songwriting as opposed to lying heavy on the effects pedals or just drowning the listener’s ears in an auditory assault. Good stuff indeed.

Heroes of Switzerland – Compliancy [MP3]
Heroes of Switzerland – Soaring [MP3]

Those looking to pick up Comfort in Fear can do so through CD Baby. Definitely do so if you’re enjoying the posted tunes.

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