Playdeaf

CD REVIEW by Black Label Reviews
PLAYDEAF - "Alien Baby" Demo (Independent 2008)
You have to hand it to Canadian rockers - they are top notch and ahead of their game! First Toronto brought us Alexisonfire from St Catherines then Billy Talent out of Mississauga ... now it's hard rock trio, Playdeaf ...
Zoning in on the turf made famous by luminaries such as Alexisonfire and Linkin Park - Playdeaf also trickle in some basslines that would make Metallica proud. They're hard working and passionate about their music and if this is what they can produce in a bedroom - imagine what they would sound like under the watchful eye of a proper hard rock producer!
It's dark, heavy and brooding - the vital ingredients for any rock band ... they've also added a hint of teen angst to ensure their market is captured perfectly. They're the kind of band that young guys would dig because of their rebellious sound and young girls would be "in love" with them because they are hot!
Lead singer, Jeff Payne, has a knack of writing killer rock anthems and ensuring that the mood is just placed right with the way he chooses to sing each song. Key tracks include "GIY", "Jet Black Cadillac", "Angel Wreck" and "Torque".
Oh to be 17 again ... because Playdeaf would be my guilty rebellious musical pleasure!
Reviewer: Karen Waters Rating: 4/5 www.blacklabelreviews.com/rock.htm
Some good to know things about Playdeaf
"In its purest form, Rock should be a mix of melody, lyric and voice with a sound so pure and tantalizing, it's capable of cradling your genitals."
This is the credo that propelled singer/songwriter Jeff Payne as he composed and recorded songs on his handy laptop. Songs that mixed raw, powerful vocals and brooding heavy guitar tones in a sound reminiscent of early 90's rock, but with an originality sadly lacking in today's rock music – a mix of derivative "punk" and "teen angst" bands, each a guitar and an open shirt away from being a boy band.
Recruiting the talents of "Chowder" and "Helder" on bass and drums respectively, Payne took the material he'd created on his own to a whole new level with the formation of Playdeaf – a musical partnership of intoxicating boldness and creativity.
Their sounds pour through the mic and out the amps like a tsunami wave about to break. Raw and uncompromising, it's music that layers passionate, gut punching vocals, with dynamic bass lines and lavish drums & guitar tones.
Truly, the music of Playdeaf must not only be heard, but experienced.