PIPE DREAM; "Pipe Dream" (Daily Grind). **1/2
Editor's note: Pipe Dream will play Saturday, April 8, at Wrapsody in Provo, 100 N. University Drive. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Just when things are getting a bit monotonous on the local music scene, out comes Pipe Dream. The band — bassist Peter Boskovich, vocalist M. Scott Carter, guitarist Andy Josephs and drummer Kerry Clyde Tait — has been playing together for four years.
The band has released its epynomous independent CD, and its sounds pretty good.
A variety of styles can be found on these 10 tracks, but, unlike some bands that try to push too many things into a single album, Pipe Dream seems focused.
"Alien Groove" opens the disc with its dynamic progressive funk movements, and the moody "Verbania" immediately shifts the sound from crunchy grinds to a dreamy shuffle.
The album's surprises are the little tunes, "Cool Song" and "New Brussell." Both songs have a touch of easy reggae, and "New Brussell" keeps it alive with some quick-tongued chatting.
Pipe Dream gets back into the funk with "Rule of Thumb" and ends the album with the powerchords of "Livin'."
The only drawback is the overkill riff on "Daily Grind." But, then again, with a title like that, maybe that's what the band had in mind.