Review / 200 Words Or Less
Kids Explode / Dialogues
Split

Rome Plow (2006) Michael

Kids Explode / Dialogues – Split cover artwork
Kids Explode / Dialogues – Split — Rome Plow, 2006

Rome Plow Records serves up another offering of under the radar music on this split 7". This time around we've got two bands that draw influence from the post-punk scene of the 90's.

Kids Explode hail from Germany and offer up one song, "A Romance in Alcohol." The music sounds like a mixture of guitar-driven indie rock like Minus the Bear and Fugazi and traditional screamo of the Gravity Records roster. The music is up-tempo and definitely had me in a good mood after listening to it. Dialogues, on the other band, call Virginia home and dish out two tracks. Both songs rock in a post-punk way inspired by the likes of At the Drive-In, well their In Casino/Out days.

Being the first time I've heard either of these bands, I found them to be enjoyable. Of the two, I found Kids Explode to be slightly more enjoyable. Definitely pick this up if you're looking for some new music from bands rooted in 90's post-punk/screamo.

6.5 / 10Michael • September 26, 2007

Kids Explode / Dialogues – Split cover artwork
Kids Explode / Dialogues – Split — Rome Plow, 2006

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