The last year has seen Black Country 5-piece EofE send a storm filled letter of intent out into the UK rock venues and festivals coupled with a wave of social media frenzy. This new band and their legion of followers the “EofE Army “are posting, quoting, tweeting and selfiing themselves into raptures about the talent of this very promising young band.
The relentless touring and three epic singles, has seen EofE regularly feature in the rock press, including the Kerrang charts, as the most hotly-tipped newcomers of recent years, with their thunderous brand of pop rock.
The truth is that those in the know might just be right, the album is an 11 track explosion of contemporary rock (14 with the deluxe version) that hits with hook after hook. The all-killer not filler anecdote is cheesy and overused but here it genuinely seems to fit. Those that have already seen these guys live know the quality of the tracks and their fantastically tight delivery plays exceptionally well in the UK’s quirky rock cellars, but equally, once these guys break, there are stadium filling sounds in here as well.
Track after track of potential hit singles flow effortlessly for the duration of the album, with every track instantly likable and notable. From the heavy guitar lines of ‘Get Caught’ and ‘Lifeboat’, and the huge choruses of ‘Wake Up’, ‘Stars In Hollywood’ and ‘Ruins’, the album is a triumph which I hope is the start of a stellar career.
This is a debut of exciting quality and will have the likes of You Me at Six, Young Guns and Mallory Knox, looking over their shoulders. This album is the perfect statement of intent to launch EofE into a wider audience and possibly soon to be your new favourite band.
10.5/11
Iain @docswallow
‘EofE’ Track listing
1. Get Caught
2. Wake Up
3. Bridges
4. Save The Night
5. Waiting For Olivia
6. Lifeboat
7. Close To Me
8. Stars In Hollywood
9. Only Get Better
10. Y.O.U.
11. Ruins