The Winnerys
and…The Winnerys
(Rainbow Quartz)
Moments on the Winnerys’ first full-length rekindle the excitement of early Beatles like noth- ing since the Knickerbockers or the Rutles. The quartet from Barcelona serves up 16 songs that burst with the taut energy, Mersey chords and limited subject matter (girls, love) of 1964’s Fab Four. The vocals, however, come up thin and the production rattles in spots. A slavish adherence to genre makes the album an interesting failure. Free of the big shadow it would sound absurdly cute and innocent.
—Doug Taylor
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.