The smallest Creature - Reboot
- Written by Julia Lamb
Cyprus-based band The smallest Creature are by no means re-inventing the wheel when it comes to alternative rock, but with hook-filled songwriting and a slickly cool sound, they’re certainly doing it justice. Taking a note of inspiration from some of the genre’s biggest heavyweights - think Radiohead and Muse in their early days, The smallest Creature find themselves somewhere along the lines of ‘90s post-rock with a modern twist.
The band’s latest single is ‘Reboot’, the first of four in lead-up to the release of their debut album. Opening with a solitary strumming acoustic guitar, the vocals soon chime in:
“Spare the rage, the silent stage/This aching fight, this burning right. This time you’re brave, this time you’re safe/This time you’re mine, I’ll take you all night”.
Swamped in echo, lead vocalist Stefanos Marnerides’ voice is mellow in a way that breathes emotion and vulnerability, but the choruses uncover his versatility as he moves from subtle crooning to belting with a modern rock sound. The delicate backdrop of violins and acoustic guitar in the verses soon bursts into an anthemic chorus, filled with dirty, chugging guitars and a let-loose drum beat.
The smallest Creature has produced a truly catchy number and a promising taste test of the album to come.