Alberta Cross - Broken Side Of Time reviews
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| Nme |
 Threatened by Courteeners fans, Peter Andre-loving ladies pounding at our door after a bitchy review, and the arrival of the new Mika record... NME has experienced all manner of terrifying stuff – so it takes a lot to make us jittery. But Alberta Cross scare the hell out of us. In a good way. This long-awaited debut album proper from the preacher-chic-touting fivesome is an intoxicating mix of apocalyptic riffs, sob-worthy singalongs and brooding blues. However, it’s the addition of vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee that really sets us a-quiver, his soaring Jim James-meets-Perry Farrell delivery tipping these 10 tracks into intense, dramatic and at times deranged territory. Have them sectioned or make them stars? Fuck it, do both....full text |
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| Allmusic |
| The five members of Alberta Cross, representing the disparate rock locales of Brooklyn, New York, London, England and Stockholm Sweden, share an innate love of all things Americana on their 2010 sophomore effort Broken Side of Time. Like Crazy Horse fronted by Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue, the band blazes a trail through the backwoods with the raw fury of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the pensive, world weary pen of Gram Parsons. For the most part, grungy, mid-tempo numbers like "Song Three Blues,” “Rise from the Shadows” and the epic title track (which sports a nice, meaty, Sabbath-inspired breakdown) provide Broken Side of Time’s backbone, but there are enough boozy stadium rockers here to keep fists pumping through the thick veil of smoke. Still, it’s a slow burner with nary a hook in sight, and vocalist/guitar player Petter Ericson Stakee’s theatric mumbles can be an acquired taste, but listeners with a CD collection that leans heavily on bands like Catherine Wheel, Sixteen Horsepower, the Cult and Kings of Leon will find this dense monolith of roots-based, stoner rock to be the perfect late night companion for a dark summer highway....full text |
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| Undertheradarmag |
Though Alberta Cross originally hail from London, their Neil Young-inspired vocals, watery guitars, and psychedelic production sound like they could have come tumbling out of Alabama or the hills of L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, efficiently appropriating the darker Southern Rock sound with an added tendency for narrative, dynamic arcs.
The band's debut album, Broken Side of Time, is a coherent work fashioned from a throwback aesthetic. Broken is not concerned with a new sound but with a confusion of the geography of time and sound. Rather than embracing experimentation, Alberta Cross' new album acts as a dusty, dark vignette; a foreboding moment in rock from years past. (www.albertacross.net)...full text |
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