Robot Garden - Self-titled
For starters, vocalists/rhythm guitarist Andre Aloi doesn't have the same Southern preacher's voice as Jack White. Instead, he sounds a little like a mixture of Peter Murphy and Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, with a touch of David Bowie thrown in for good measure.
The songs on this self-titled album are quite wide ranging. For instance, the group gets a little sci-fi on the faux reggae of "Alien Don't Take My Sheep Away," whereas "Fountain of Youth" is not fiction at all, but a sincere love song.
Perhaps the closest this act gets to White Stripes territory is with "Black Hole," which is a simple and straight forward guitar rock workout. Even so, though, Aloi's singing is so restrained and refined - at least when compared to White - it just sounds like something entirely different from the Stripes.
With all his said, though, the album is one tightly played collection of songs. With a little luck, this band could easily cross over to the alt.rock festival circuit.
Robot Garden - Self-titled
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