Inward Eye — Throwing Bricks Instead Of Kisses
- Throwing Bricks Instead Of Kisses
- RCA/Sony
- 3.5 / 5

There's been a long-running joke about whether Inward Eye, who were
signed to J Records three years ago, would ever release an album. Now
they have, and the brothers Erickson's long-awaited full-length debut
was mostly worth the wait.
With its Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace) production (three tracks were also produced by Howard Benson), Throwing Bricks Instead Of Kisses
sounds like the music of Britain in the late '60s and '70s mixed with a
tiny dash of Can-rock circa 1996.
While Inward Eye's British influences
are far more apparent, there are moments when Dave Erickson's voice
veers a little too close to Raine Maida territory — particularly on
"Blind Paranoia" and "Don't Paint It Blue" — but for the most part the
songs on this album are what it would sound like if you crossed The Who
(for whom they've opened) with The Clash and gave their members new
sets of teeth.
Yet there are times when Throwing Bricks Instead Of Kisses
suffers from Lanni's overproduction. "Shame" is catchy, but would work
better if it were far more raw. "Liar" is the most overtly radio
rock-oriented track, and while it's strong it does resemble Clumsy-era Our Lady Peace too much.
Throwing Bricks Instead Of Kisses will hopefully see Inward Eye
break out as they truly deserve, but it would have been much better if
the gritty near punkishness of the band's live show was able to
translate on disc.
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