If you ever want to relive what it feels like to finish the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, but you don’t want to go through the humiliation of Metal Sonic curb stomping you, you can circumvent this embarrassment by listening to Whale Watch instead.
The title track Miss You In The Mountains & Indian Style are the strongest tunes on the album. They convey all of Whale Watch’s funky, post rock, and 8-bit influences perfectly. I got the chance to see the group at their cd release party at Cheer Up Charlie’s. I walked in during the heartwarming track Rain Song, in which all of the members save for the cellist had stopped playing. The cellist placed numerous layers of his instrument over a piccicato track. Usually during such songs the drunken crowd members of any bar would stumble out for a cigarette, but the audience was transfixed. Listening to Whale Watch, either live or on record, is an absolute treat. -Taylor Browne