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Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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03.09.2007 by J-Sin
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Last Ditch Remedy — The Following Buy it at Amazon
“The Following” is the debut full-length by Last Ditch Remedy, a Washington state pop-punk/screamo quartet. Unlike a lot of their bubblegum brethren, Last Ditch Remedy doesn’t stick to the typical mall punk fodder in their lyrics. Instead they tackle things like the Iraq War, political cowardice, and more social affairs that teens deal with like divorce. Wrapped in a wrangling of punk melodies and sometimes screamy post-hardcore hooks, “The Following” is cut from the same mold as Anberlin (an admitted influence) and Glassjaw.
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