Law

People react in all kinds of ways to the offer of something for free. From excitement to doubt there's a myriad of responses you might expect but generally the same notion comes up each time that free something is an album. I know, because I often have the same inclination myself. If a band is giving away their album for free online, well, that must mean it's not very good at all. Right? As often as this is the truth, there are, however, exceptions. Search enough and you'll find a band or two giving away their work not because it's not 'good' enough to inspire record sales but because they simply want as many people to hear it as possible.

Hailing from London with three members playing keys, bass, and drums, Law brings the harmony. They bring the electric piano and bass lines and drum beats but their true aim is to hit you right between the eyes with their low-fi groovy garage pop. This simple setup (and their resulting sound) reminds me of a band most of you have never heard of called The Catch and reminds me of an era when The Beatles and Beach Boys were recently no more yet still were impacting the sound of bands everywhere. Here's a silly metaphoric SAT analogy to describe Law's music for you: Of Montreal is to shiny new trumpet as Law is to a used muted trumpet. Yikes. That barely begins to make sense to me.

As you might expect, Law is a band offering their LP for free download. I haven't yet had a chance to listen to the record in its entirety but the two songs posted below suggest it to be an effort worth our time. They're promising glances into the band's potential and, as much as I think they could use some time in a pro studio, I'm left hoping that Law maintains their lo-fi feel as they grow into themselves more.

Listen:
"Let's Meet Up (And Have Some Fun)"
"Headphones"

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Download Law's album Law! HERE.