Oooth are as described by their press release a Hard Rock/Punk band (or is this a one man outfit? According to the line up) from South Africa, headed up by the bands name giver Jason Oosthuizen a man of many talents, playing drums is his foremost though, and when you get into this album, it does become rather apparent that it has been produced by himself. Out on the 29th of January and spearing right into the heart of a genre that does have droves of bands, all of which want to be a genre defining outfit. So how do Oooth fair here? Well as first track ‘Departures’ hits the senses, it all seems pretty much standard, melodic, gentle pop punk vocals, but somehow you do feel that something is lounging around in the background, a hint of heavier things to come, guitar riffs with Bullet For...
