Lauran Hibberd – ‘Garageband Superstar’ [Album Review]

Despite growing up in the idyllic surroundings of the Isle of Wight, it was an introduction to American rock favourites Weezer which has had the biggest impact on rising slacker-pop 25-year-old Lauran Hibbard, and it’s the influences of Rivers Cuomo along with a good dose of smalltown humour which provides the heartbeat for Hibberd’s long-awaited debut, Garageband Superstar. From the appearance of the likes of Limp Bizkit’s DJ Lethal to New York garage-rock favourites Wheatus, Garageband Superstar is definitely a wonderfully nostalgic trip back into the heyday of ’90s rock, even if it does feel like the Avril Lavigne comparisons are a little lazy. Despite the fact that, from the moment the bouncy “Rollercoaster” kicks off the collection, there is more to this than just “Sk8er Boi” inspired...

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