Sydney-based Peabody have just released their fourth long player, Loose Manifesto.  Opening with "This Empty Road", Loose Manifesto gets off to a slow start, a poor way to try and entice any listener. Despite track number two, "Black Marcissus" bringing the pace up a little, it does nothing to remove the banal feeling left behind from its predecessor, a continuing theme throughout the whole album; one tedious rock and roll song after another. 

Lead singer Bruno Brayovic’s plain voice is used most ineffectively to try and add anymore appeal to the bland tracks. When finally making it down to track number six, the opening guitar, a soft circulating riff, gives a feeling that something a little different is finally making its way through the triteness, but then that voice comes in and dashes all hope for the album’s recovery.  ‘No New Riffs’ sums up the album perfectly; there is nothing new being presented here. The album does not bring anything interesting, little to no qualities that make Loose Manifesto any more appealing than the sea of mediocre Australian rock albums already out there.  

Review Score: 4/10