Day Without Dawn
Understanding Consequences
Fallen Empire (2008)
I remember The Postman Syndrome; their lone full-length, Terraforming is a hidden gem chock full of references to the landmark Japanese anime Neon Genesis: Evangelion and intricate songs which contain equal parts fret board gymnastics and melody. Day Without Dawn is the product of that band minus one member and quite a bit of a challenge, which a band can face during their tenure. This band picks up the pieces just enough to put out what will be their lone full-length (following a self-financed self-released and self-titled EP), Understanding Consequences. Understanding Consequences contains a variety of music, some of which is very good and other that is a little too technical (in The Mars Volta version of "prog-rock") for my taste. "The Wake" is a bit melodramatic sounding with busy finger tapping guitars, keyboard progressions, and building drums; the song builds layer upon layer rather than a clean progression with separate parts, but the vocals work well with the music. The explosive beginning of "After the Banquet" quickly fades to lots of guitar finger tapping while the actual vocals and vocal melody carry the song. Something about "Seducing the Dead" really catches my ear; maybe because it does not depend … Read more
Bridge and Tunnel
East/West
No Idea (2008)
If there has ever been a band that you would expect to be on No Idea Records that doesn't feature … Read more
The Measure [SA]
One Chapter in the Book: A Collection of Standard Waits and Measurements
Kiss of Death (2008)
New Brunswick, NJ seems to be bringing the rock lately. The Measure [SA] is one of the town's hard working … Read more
Suicide Note
Empty Rooms
Hawthorne Street (2008)
Some things just get better with age. Suicide Note is one of those things. As the band has progressed over … Read more
Crime In Stereo
Selective Wreckage
Bridge Nine (2008)
If Selective Wreckage would have came out after the Troubled Stateside instead of ...is Dead no one would of batted … Read more
