The Waking Eyes – ‘Watch Your Money’ (Coalition Entertainment) Released 28/11/05

Canadian four piece The Waking Eyes have apparently won all sorts of awards and nominations on their home soil for their rehash garage, radio friendly grunge rock. Yet somewhere down the line completely missed that whole period when The Vines were the biggest thing since sliced bread, so no points for originality with this release. Instead you’re left with an overproduced yet potentially catchy indie punk tune that lacks the raw power that this band need to capture to stand out from the crowd. A band to look out for, but it’s fence sitting till then.