The Warhawks
Starlight Disco
(New Rivals Entertainment)
2.5/5
Gloucester City, NJ indie rockers The Warhawks are back with their latest EP, Starlight Disco. The follow-up to their debut LP, 2019’s Never Felt So Good, Starlight Disco offers six new cuts and hints at a change of creative direction.
The Warhawks lead with their familiar refined garage sound on “Deliver.” The guitar-heavy cut is well engineered, with vocals stacked to replicate a barroom sound with a bit of a Ramones feel. With a catchy riff and a rumbling bass line, “I Can’t Wait” offers a modern take on the Kinks-inspired indie rock sound that dominated radio waves circa 2002.
The remaining tracks are more experimental, featuring cleaner guitar and pop-inspired hooks, but somehow they don’t quite fit. Individually, they are all decent tracks, but Starlight Disco has no real feel to it. It doesn’t really work as a rock or a pop record, but it will be interesting to see where The Warhawks go from here.