(3-track single/ 1997)
Before or after this 1997 single I ain�t heard much of OLP and aren�t sure how their Altish-rock is faring-up, but the signs here are good, even if they should�ve reconsidered reshuffling the track ordering: Track 3, �Starseed,� is easily the highlight and strongpoint. Pessimistic title-track �Superman�s Dead� (�Ordinary�s just not good enough today�) begins with a menacingly subdued acoustic guitar, these �Lady�s relying on impassioned �A-woo-hoo!?� and �Why ee aii ee aii ee?!� pledges, for impact come the chorus, rather than jaw-droppingly original lyrics. Hosts of bands could be compared to them, feeding on the same dark-yet-undaunting rock vibe Cyclefly so infectiously ply. So, once your faith is gone, and the pants-esque one�s deceased, who you gonna call? �Let You Down� is glammer and punkier, but a forgettably abstract disappointment (�There�s a cigarette thief stealing cigarette disease�), their introverted vibrancy repressing potentially potent dynamics. It�s worth the wait for the cuter catchability of �Starseed,� starting-out with a blooming acoustic-weighted rawness lunging into the strongest beat and riff present. A straightforward rocker, plain and tall, the vox out-stand in a pearly Ed Vedder kind of way. Bringing awaiting public to Their Commercial Knees. (STEVE RUDD)
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