Upset Boy and The Queens Silver Dreamer EP reviewed by Jersey Beat

Thanks to Paul Silver at Jersey Beat for the kind words about Upset Boy and The Queens’ Silver Dreamer EP!

“A new EP from Upset Boy & The Queens! This four-song record collects the band’s previous double A-side single from last summer (“Trying to Get to You” and “Think Too Much”), their recent single “Amphetamine Queen,” and a new song that becomes the EP’s title track. And as I mentioned in the review of the double A-side single, though the band features singer, songwriter, and guitarist Chris Watts, best known for playing alt-country, along with bassist Lulu Jones (formerly of Thelma and the Sleaze, the queer all female southern rock band) and drummer Dan Dolive, the resulting songs are neither alt country nor southern rock. Instead, we get solid indie rock with a power pop melodic sensibility. I like the bluesy grunge of “Think Too Much,” along with its chaotic mayhem, as well as the power pop bounce and indie pop jangle of “Trying to Get to You.” “Amphetamine Queen” has more of a hard-driving classic rock vibe, and the new title track mixes these styles together to create some solid listenable indie rock. Good stuff.”