Music Reviews of Punk, Indie Rock, Emo, Ska
Band Spotlight
Chiodos
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...
Subscribe to our mailing list
Current Top Ten Chart
Skinny Puppy - Mythmaker
Converge - No Heroes
The Graduate - Anhedonia
Death By Stereo - Death Alive
Comeback Kid - Broadcasting
The Snake The Cross The Crown - Cotton Teeth
Dear and the Headlights - Small Steps, Heavy Hooves
The Geeks - Every Time We Fall
Limbeck - Limbeck
WinterKids - Memoirs
03.09.2007 by J-Sin
Music Reviews of Punk, Indie Rock, Emo, Ska
Ride Your Bike — Bad News From the Bar Buy it at Amazon
Band leader Mike Getches understands that pop music needs a story. “Bad News From the Bar” provides the commentary and narrative backdrop both through his lyrics and the transitions of the songs. Produced by none other than Andrew Berlin (Suicide Machines, Lemonheads, A Wilhelm Scream) and Chris Jak (Rise Against), there’s a certain laidback indie pop feel to the album that is both airy and tight. Emotional melodies haunt the listener as Getches and crew avoid pop clichés and indie rock guffaws with seeming ease.
- J-Sin
Read More Music Reviews