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Trends come and trends go, but the power trio remains. Trouble is, the prevalence of this approach means that acts must offer truly unexpected twists to transcend it. But while Something Underground’s name promises such a detour, We Came to Get Down, a mostly live recording that will be unveiled at a Friday, March 28, CD-release party at Littleton’s Toad Tavern, stubbornly sticks to the middle of the road.
Seth Larson’s guitar playing is brawny, as are his vocals. Likewise, the rhythms produced by Seth’s bass-playing brother, Josh, and drummer Trevor Mariotti remain solid amid the likes of “Come Around,” which couples busy riffs with a catchy melody that doesn’t overstay its welcome. If only the rest of the material weren’t so ordinary. “Down the River” meanders in a generically bluesy manner, and “Dirty” choogles just like the million or so boogie numbers that inspired it.
In the end, Something Underground is something pretty predictable.
