Having shared stages with such eminent indie mavericks as The Walkmen, The Futureheads, Kings Of Leon, Girls Vs Boys, French Kicks and Roger Sisters you’ll understand the Cleveland located Coffinberry stylistically more resemble the mature, idiosyncratic and feisty temperaments of bands like Superchunk and Spoon than their geographical brethren and label backers, Guided By Voices.
The ‘From Now On Now’ EP is a seven-song selection of the band’s dazzling and moody live favourites. ‘Nightlife’ is a wasted, meandering, trashcan knockabout along the lines of The Walkmen, ‘Needn’t Be So Mean’ erupts along a Pixie-esque riffing faultline and tracks like ‘Eva’ and ‘What Do You Want To Do’ demonstrate a quirky, artsy and melodic grasp of pure rock dissonance somewhere between the swagger of The Strokes and the adultpunk grotesque of The Features.
All in all, a damned near perfect release.