925. Sorry

Sort of out of the blue Sorry presents itself to the world with its debut album 925. Title and band name can almost not be more elementary. The title even without letters and anybody's guess what the true meaning of the title is. And sorry for what?, is the question that comes to mind. Certainly not the music Sorry presents as there is little wrong in that department.

At a certain point in life it is unavoidable that the references, experiences, knowledge lapped up along the way of life's lanes, high and byways, sets adults apart from young adults releasing their first records. Lyrically at times it becomes hard)er) to impossible to relate as the doubts, angsts and fears adolescents experience have been left behind for other doubts, etc., but also traded in for certainties and rock steady believe in better trained parts of oneself.

This is certainly the case between myself and Asha Lorenz and Louis O'Bryen the two singers and songwriters of Sorry. The lyrics of course are only half of the story: the music being the other. Those who keep an open ear for good music, always get what is good, better, best in the genres they like or grow into. This is what is happening between 925 and me.

Lorenz and O'Bryen together with bass player Campbell Baum, synth player Marco Pini and drummer Lincoln Barrett present an album that is not so much exciting (certainly not in the traditional sense of lots of noise and energy) as it is guarded, at times even pseudo disinterested. From this mid-tempo seemingly torpid atmosphere Sorry starts to work. Step by step a song is built up with details making the songs come alive. The only thing needed to make them sparkle is a cloth and some good old old-fashioned Silvo polisher.

Take your time and you will find there is so much to discover on 925. Starting with a quote from Tears for Fears' 'Mad World' in opening song 'Right Around The Clock'. Musically Sorry builds on decades of alternative rock bands, starting in the 80s up to Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys and Blood Red Shoes where the more rocking elements are concerned. These little eruption that can burst through the musical fabric to be pushed back swiftly. Also the male - female singing between O'Bryen and Lorenz reminds me of Blood Red Shoes, although here they fall in and out of a song constantly. It is far harder to guess who wrote a song here. What Sorry holds back on, is the all out exuberance that define the firsts albums of the 00s star bands just referred to.

I find myself coming back to 925 for days in a row now. The album, despite having many, potentially, too alternative moments that could drive a slightly more song, pop-oriented, music lover, which in the end I am, away. 925 does not. There are so many excellent moments returning in the melody, songcraft and strength, that it becomes irresistible. There are little doubts as to what my next new LP is going to be.

925 Is one of those debut albums a band can only dream of. One where everything seems to fall in its right place. One that puts enormous pressure on the second. The best bands continue and come up with another, others falter under the pressure. For Sorry that could be years away, but who knows. Due to Corona there's no touring so loads of time to work on that second album without all the usual distraction of touring, shows, interviews and then some more. Use it! With 925 Sorry has put itself on the map and caught my full attention. An album for the year end list of 2020 for certain.

Wo.

You can listen to and buy 925 here:

https://sorrybanduk.bandcamp.com/album/925


or listen to our Spotify Playlist to find out what we are writing about:

https://open.spotify.com/user/glazu53/playlist/6R9FgPd2btrMuMaIrYeCh6?si=KI6LzLaAS5K-wsez5oSO2g