I think it’s perfectly fair to say Out Of Sight have come from nowhere. Usually you can catch a whiff of a band as they zoom up on the UK scene, but this Bucks bunch literally came out of nowhere, caught the eye of super-producer John Naclerio and, hey presto, they’ve come up with this impressive 5-track EP. It’s not perfect – ‘Something Created By Belief’ borrows heavily from their peers – but this has everything you would expect from a band that sounds like the bastard offspring of Fall Out Boy and Taking Back Sunday.
The first thing to notice about this record is how big the production sounds. Naclerio has handled production duties for My Chemical Romance, Brand New and Senses Fail, so his pedigree is top notch. Pedigree obviously costs a few bob too, but the songs here have worked out really well and proven to be money well spent. While Out Of Sight don’t break down any boundaries, they do a very generic sound justice.
‘Time To Change’ and ‘Amongst the Saints, We March!’ both have killer choruses and tick all the right boxes. ‘Race Against Pulsing Ego’s’ doesn’t quite push my buttons as it seems to lack the final touch, but ‘I’m Lost Forever’ regains the high standards. This is the track which reminds me a little bit of Fall Out Boy – it has a very melodic chorus and is one that will have you humming along for quite some time. Whether Out Of Sight can re-produce this sound in a live setting remains to be seen, but they’re certainly setting standards high with this release. If they can knuckle down and hit the toilet circuit hard, they could certainly make an impact. This may be on the derivative side, but it’s still better than many of their US contemporaries and is well worth checking out.
Paul