Boston's GLINT deliver a 6 song debut of serviceable modern rock with a few interesting sparks. Vocalist Jase Blankfort employs a delivery reminiscent of Bjork on those early SUGAR CUBES records (remember that "Birthday" song?). Several moments of head-turning wingflappery on this disc may be enough to hold your interest as the band bounces into Westerberg-isms ("Phil's Song") and some new agey incense-burning ambience ("Don't Leave Me"). Undoubtedly grand poobah producer Michael Beinhorn (SOUNDGARDEN, CHILI PEPPERS, etc.) has had something to do with these soundscapes that flash by like bus adverts.

Unfortunately, aside from these few glimmers, GLINT sounds like a stylistic fast food menu with standard similarities to radio McMuffins (like U2 and STING) and McNuggets (DAVE MATTHEWS BAND), with the above-mentioned quirks serving as their claim to flame-broiling or thinking outside the bun. This is exactly the kind of, shall we say...overjournalised crap that claims edginess but begs to slip into regular rotation in Subways and Hair Cutterys nationwide. If you've read this far, you've spent way too much time on this one.

- Marchman

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