One More Weekend were formed in early March 2015 in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs and include front man Connor Dougan on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Leith Dougan on Bass , Tim Aslett on lead guitar and Paul Healey on Drums. Working on Connor Dougan’s original songs the band crafted and mastered their current style of alternative rock. Their first full length debut album. Engineered and mixed by David Carr at Rangemaster Studios and mastered by Martin Pullan at Edensound Mastering, the 12 track album titled “We Used To…” was released back in April 2017 and sent to use a couple of months back so we’re guessing it’s not exactly new news to most…
Now normally we couldn’t consider a review for an album so long released but this one found its way onto the playlist at Rockpit HQ and it really brightened the mood. If you like chirpy, poppy punk then opener ‘Boxheads’ might just float your boat, and if you like that one then there’s plenty more here to sink your teeth into.
We found ourselves quite taken by the songwriting on display here and its all really set off by Connor Dougan’s vocal which sounds rather ‘transatlantic’ in nature and really suits the style. Sure it’s a sound you’ve heard a hundred times before but this material really is good, and whilst the opener is all bounce and energy ‘Faceless Names’ maintains that chirpy, happy outlook, but lays off the pace a little without diminishing the feeling of summer or the
Deeper in you find the variety ‘De-Icing My Car‘ has darker guitars and uses space well and elsewhere you find that these guys do understand that music like this isn’t just abut the overwhelming sound there are plenty of more interesting place to explore, like the darker take on ‘Generation’ and the acoustic fueled ‘Lost at Sea’. Sure it might just be seen as one for the kids but I always liked a little reminder now and again that summer isn’t ever too far away.
