Is it just me or do all these duo-vocal, clean and shouty alt rock bands seem to come from Surrey?

While I've lived in at least a couple of places where the surroundings have conspired to create a music scene poisoned with angst and venom, the bands from Surrey seem happy at least some of the time, flipping out only occasionally when faced with moments of extreme upset, like temporary sets of traffic lights for example, or rain on the day of a church fete.

Forever Wednesday, a five piece from Farnham (Surrey), are another of those bands who think that slapping a day of the week into their band name is a smart move - Thursday this, Sunday that; these bands are generally a bunch of See You Next Tuesdays - when, in reality, it is a move destined to see them merge into the ether of familiarity. Which would be a shame as 'Depths', the band's self-released debut album, is a tasty offering that, while being certainly of its time, checks many of the boxes required for acceptance in the crazy, mixed-up rock world of today.

The band have shared UK stages with the likes of Kids In Glass Houses, You Me At Six, We Are The Ocean, Deaf Havana and Young Guns and it is certainly those last two names that spring to my mind when listening to Forever Wednesday. Songs like 'Days Of Youth' and the smartly-titled 'Is Bad-Ass One Or Two Words?' are perfect examples of the modern brand of emotionally-tinged new breed of commercially accepted rock music peddled by those bands. But, for me, the band impress when they lay slabs of heavy guitar over everything, the excellent 'Time To Get A Real Job Mr Wolf' for example. At times the vocals are flatter than a luckless hedgehog on a Waverley road, making the band's heavier moments, or more experimental ones like 'The Deserter', all the more essential.

The style of music favoured by Forever Wednesday certainly has a limited shelf-life. Sure, some bands will transcend it and forge a decent career out of it but most will fall by the wayside, as easily forgotten as their insipid band names. Which pack will Forever Wednesday run with? My head says the latter but I'd be lying if I said I totally understood the thinking behind modern rock fans. With that in mind, the band should greedily grab all that is offered them as the plaudits might not always be there......

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