No. 83: Carney

Carney, a four piece band, from Los Angeles has just two releases a four song EP and a live album collected from the bands weekly shows at Molly Malone’s in LA. The live album, released in July of 2007, is unpolished and represents Carney at most moments to be a young blues band with a pop artist front man playing to a room of fans, friends and family. However the EP, Nothing Without You, represents the band in a different light, the songs are richer and more mature, what the album lacks is a cohesiveness from track to track.

The problem with Carney at this stage is the many directions the band seems to be going. This may be somewhat explained by the bands youth, all four members are in their early 20s. The live album at times reminds me of John Mayer, Easier Said Than Done, at times and of Genesis, Oh No (I Know it Won’t Last), at others, while the EP reminds me of post grunge Silverchair and Kenny Wayne Shepherd sometimes within the same song.

Carney might be a worthwhile band to check out at Lollapalooza just to see what a live show might bring, hopefully it can clear up some of the confusion that their albums have left.

See for yourself at:

Carney's Official Site

Carney on MySpace