Elliott's Incentive - (Self Titled EP)

Paramore have destroyed a generation’s view of female vocalists in alternative punk bands. When people declare, ‘They sound like Paramore’ or ‘OMG! She’s just like Hayley Williams’ it’s always coupled with a shudder through my entire body. Not that Paramore are to blame, but rather people latching onto a certain sound, and making that sound the origin of anything that then hints at any of the attributes of that sound. It’s so wrong to do this! I only write this as I know Elliott’s Incentive have suffered the same classification.

            Elliott’s Incentive are incredibly unique, and deserve a hell of a lot more credit than what other alternative bands have endured in the last few years. Their sound brings in diverse influences from Blink 182 to Fightstar, with amazing vocals from Courtney and Danny. The guitar work on these songs is finely crafted and extremely well written, with fantastic work behind the kit.

            ‘I swear I didn’t do it’ starts off the EP with fantastic melodic guitar work, which then kicks into a pumping and energetic chorus, showing off the great vocal counterparts, as well as fantastic guitar riffs. This is easily one of those songs you can sing along to and really party to. ‘Point of You’ is a lot more driven and aggressive, with the great line ‘Karma’s a bitch and so are you’. Through each of these songs, the layers of guitar and bass is so refreshing to listen to, you can pick something new out of each listen. Finally we have ‘You get the gun, I’ll get the blame, we’ll call it even’ which nicely rounds both of the previous songs off well with an incredibly catchy chorus, as well as driving drums and still more incredible vocal counterparts.

            Elliott’s Incentive could, should and might well be the band that breaks the ludicrous thought that any modern alternative punk band should be compared with its predecessors; female singers in bands shouldn’t be compared to Paramore, just the same as masked bands aren’t the next Slipknot and metal bands with black singers aren’t all Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage). How can any band make it into the music scene credibly through a comparison? I wish every luck to Elliott’s Incentive because quite frankly, they are something special.

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