The Vasco Era- Miles

Miles is The Vasco Era's debut EP, released in 2005. At the time, their style of simple heavy bluesy rock was proclaimed to be the next big thing.

... and while they are hardly international rock superstars these days, their raw and energetic sound is still a delight to behold.

Kingswood gets straight into their formula of catchy blues/rock riffs countered by basic grungy screaming choruses. Unfortunately, the chorus is a bit lacking in punch, and the drums strangely get quieter on every second phrase of the chorus, which is quite off-putting. While I'm ranting about recording quality, it is generally pretty good across the EP (in a raw style) but the high frequencies are quite muffled somehow.

Somehow, He Came Along Again does not appeal to me at all, sounding immature (not in a good way!) both lyrically and musically. Turn to Blue is a nice gentle slide guitar lullabye, showing good variety from the band, but not really my cup of tea.

Don't go to Sleep is my favourite song on this EP. With a fantastic riff, it reminds me of Nirvana Unplugged, but with explosive choruses. Also, the super-simple drum fills in the chorus are a highlight for me.

Favourite songs

Kingswood, Don't go to Sleep

Worthwhile?

Yes. An oddball, yet very enjoyable, addition to the collection.