Winning Days

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The Vines: Craig Nicholls (vocals, guitar, Moog synthesizer, percussion); Ryan Griffiths (guitar); Patrick Matthews (piano, keyboards, bass); Hamish Rosser (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York in 2003.
For the second Vines album, WINNING DAYS, the group's resident enfant terrible, Craig Nicholls, still comes off as an amalgam of Ryan Adams, Billy Corgan, and Kurt Cobain, and that's exactly what makes the record compelling from the start. Guitars blaze as Nicholls's unapologetic rock-star sneer carries the fierce opening track, "Ride." On "TV Pro," the band moves into slow, dreamy territory, but the chiming riffs are soon joined by jagged bursts of distortion, making for one of the Vines' most dynamic tunes.
On this confident set, the Australian rockers benefit from producer Rob Schnapf's return to the boards, crafting multi-faceted songs ranging from the pensive, acoustic "Autumn Shade II" and the Beach Boys-influenced title track to the metallic stomp of "Evil Town" and the spite-fueled closing number. Talented beyond their years, the lads of the Vines prove that the success of their debut was no fluke with WINNING DAYS.