Rather surprisingly, the members of A. Rex are all claimed to be called Andrew although only two of them are credited on the album sleeve. One of the Andrews is Andrew Espinola; the songwriter and vocalist for the band whilst Andrew Jones provides drums and percussion. This first album does a fine job of emulating the scuzzy folk-pop made popular by Eels in recent years.
Needless to say, it’s a very melodic affair, which is primarily aimed at producing aching slowies and mid-paced efforts like the excellent title track and ‘Lower Than Low’. Deviations arrive via the Grandaddy-esque ‘I’m Not The Only One’ and the appropriately titled ‘Rock n Roll’ which has more than a share of Tom Petty about it. Espinola is in fine husky form throughout, essentially sounding like a younger version of Eels’ own Mark ‘E’ Everett. ‘Moving Backwards’ won’t be the most original album heard this year and a few songs on the album are very similar-sounding but it’s the first recording from the young Espinola and his ear for a tune is never in question.
References:
Review Of Eels’ ‘Blinking Lights And Other Revelations’
Review Of Grandaddy’s ‘The Broken Down Comforter Collection’
Web Sites:
A. Rex Official Site
A. Rex CD Baby Page
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