CD Review – Shark Speed
Education EP
Self-Released
Instantly stuck in your head, Shark Speed’s follow-up to their debut album is perfect pop. “King of the World” opens up the EP with the singable chorus “Cause I’ve gone as far as I go/ Giving it all my soul/ I found peace you’ll be happy to know/ All my love for you is starting to show.” The Minus the Bear-ish “Killing Kind” starts out with the contemplative line, “Are my devils the same as other men’s/ I’m trading in my needle for a poet’s pen/ It’s so easy for the sinless virgins to pretend/ That their spotless, righteous souls don’t need a mend.” The other two tracks, “Ill-Fate Incarnate” and “Pretend,” are just as instantly catchy and close out the 15-and-a-half minutes of pop heaven. Shark Speed may have a strange name, but they are a group that any indie-pop fan needs to hear. You will not be disappointed.
