
Rip It Up (Dec 04/Jan 05) - Do You Feel The Cold?’ EP Review (3 Stars)
When I first had a listen to Tourist I really enjoyed the single Do You Feel
the Cold? – it had a great rhythm and was really tight. Tourist are a fresh New
Zealand band that I have confidence in getting very big because they are so
original – it’s not every day you hear a rock band playing with an organ as they
do on the track Island Song. The great thing about Tourist is that they are very
soft and easy, the type of music you can listen to ANY where, any time. The only
down side is that at times it does get a little bit whingy and whiny, but like
most great bands they get up and over it quickly and start to focus on the rock
n’ roll. Tourist play from the heart, with a passion. The best tracks on this CD
would have to be Do You Feel the Cold? And Free Your Mind, because they are the
kind of songs you and your mates can listen to and singalong to on rainy days.
In the end it’s a great new Kiwi band that I predict will go far.