The Cannoneers of the New Command

Cannoneers of the New Command

7inch Vinyl

Sadie was a Girl/ Shake the Law

Angela Macari O’Looney

Californian Indie/Rock band Cannoneers of the New Command are Tim Galvin-Drums/ Percussion, Joe Taylor- Guitars, Robert Pierret- Bass and last but not least Mike Monasky- Vocals/Guitars.

Together since 2009, the boys have been previously involved in other projects such as The Beautiful and Damned, The Pacific and Ellie Sky.

This year sees the release of their debut 7inch Vinyl, which was launched at The Spaceland Club in Silverlake, Los Angeles, with Spectrum(AKA Sonic Boom from Spacemen 3).

Asked to have a listen to their songs, I instantly felt the urge to jump up and dance around on my first listen.
Sadie was a girl opens up with a Rock’n’Roll guitar riff and a thumping drumbeat. The melody line is catchy, with harmonies sprinkled into the chorus and middle eight. Mike’s cheeky but appealing vocals, along with Joe’s guitar riffs and hooks throughout are key features. I love when the instrumentals fall back and Mike does a chorus, with only the drums accompanying him and then Robert comes in with a sexy baseline, taking it back to a full stomping chorus. I get the feeling they have a cross section of influences. I’d be thinking of Rolling Stones, Beatles here mixed in with more up to the minute styles.
Chord combinations are interesting, with a nifty key change sneaking in to give it that extra spice!

Shake the Law is a choppy number with guitars doing an in sync riff, baseline excellent and the explosive chorus involving catchy ‘Ahs’. A typical sing along Rock style song, it’s upbeat and arrogant. Backing vocals sing the melody line in a lower octave to Mike, giving a slinky, seductive feel to things. Guitars repeat the riff and a distortion packed break adds interest. I like this cool strut, which would make me think of Bowie’s ‘Jean Genie’!

Going home, Coming down

This is an acoustic love song with a rhythmic guitar in it, three four tempo and Mike’s vocals are low and moody in the verse. I like the chorus, where his voice lifts and becomes more vibrant and emotional. In this slower number, he sounds a little like Richard Ashcroft from The Verve, with his soulful pouring out of each line.

This fun foursome don’t take themselves too seriously and seem to enjoy performing together immensely. They’ve built up quite a following and I hope we’ll see them visit our shores some day.