Five Blank Pages - Spaces To Occupy And Abandon

1. Lacewood

2. A Point Of Reference

3. Your Best Day Is Yet To Come

4. Richie T

5. Used T

6. Five Blank Pages

Five Blank Pages have released their debut album titled "Spaces To Occupy And Abandon." This album shows the band in a pop indie sort of style. This has a very older Weezer and a Metric feel to it, so if you are into those bands, you could really like this album. They have done an alright job here. 

When looking at the recording quality on this album, the album has a pretty decent sound for being an indie debut release. There is some freshening up the band could do, but the quality is decent where it is very listenable. The instrumentation on this album is not bad either. It isn't anything to wow yourself with, but it is just good old average rock, nothing crazy, nothing to knock it. 

Now onto the vocals and lyrics. When looking at the vocals, they seem to be a little on the soft side. With a little more power, he could certainly get his words to you better, but thats okay. The singer can certainly sing, and he is quite clear so you get everything he is saying. All in all, not a bad job on the vocals here. With the lyrics, the band goes for songs about relationships, things that happen with going about your everyday life, and more. This seems like a bit of a cop out with that side of the music. So many other bands also sing about these topics, but on a debut, as long as it gives the listener something and an idea of your sound, you can work on lyrics with the next album. 

If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song, besides lacewood, an intro, and you will get a pretty good idea of what the band is about. 

Five Blank Pages have made a debut album that is pretty generic for the sound and style they have gone for. This isn't too bad, as you need to give people something, and a base to go from. Not bad all in all, but we hope to see them trending upwards on the next album, which we can't wait to hear. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Indie/Rock

Release Date: August 10th, 2004

Location: Brampton, Ontario

Label: Eezeestar Records