This debut EP from Barry Mielke and Darryl Silvestri is nothing short of a drag. Hold the phone you sub-critic snobs! By “a drag” I mean to say that the music is a slow and a rather soft walk back to the Rival Schools days of old. If you’re unfamiliar with the band-name drop just now, then just think of the perfectly over played and under-sung composition you can and then slow the tempo down slightly more. That should depict it.
It’s nothing too original, but I can help but fall for the soft melodic licking of the guitar at my ear. Disgusting music pundits often mistakenly refer to this as “emo”. The concept gets thrown around like a severely battered wife, so just come up with more in depth descriptions next time Mr. Hot Topic.
Aside from beautiful guitar and limited vocal arrangements, the ladder two songs contain absolutely no vocals and take on a completely different beast. I could easily liken this beast to groups such as God is an Astronaut and Explosion in the Sky, both cases being quite the compliment. If you’re totally lost in this review then don’t worry. This is one of these albums that won’t disappoint many with any musical taste and patients. That’s right patients. If you’re someone that must have instant gratification from a CD then you’ll never find the center of this inde-rock tootsie-pop.
In conclusion, I honestly don’t know much about these artists or any other projects they stem from; mostly because my reviews don’t entail doing research on music, but rather closely listening to it. If you want these trivial facts I’m sure they can be produced at punknews.org. There are some really beautiful moments throughout this EP. Highly Recommended!
