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    Art for the Ears 2002/Cool Hand Luke
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    Cool Hand Luke

    I Fought Against Myself

    (2002)

    Reviewed by Marco Povervest

    DiscogsApple Music
    Label independentArt for the Ears2002
    emoindie rockpiano rock

    Cool Hand Luke is a three piece consisting of drummer Mark, guitarist Jason and bassist/vocalist Brandon. The first track is a tranquil yet vague song with piano, acoustic guitars, dark background sounds & chatting and church bells. Nice as background music. The second song, Destroying Transduction, proves this band's an emo rock band. The singing sounds a bit like Arjen from This Beautiful Mess but this music is different. Because of the guitars the heavier parts are heavier and overall they're not retrospective like TBM. Of course, besides piano you won't hear any keyboard or organ stuff. But this is not really a heavy album though. The playing is nice but the vocals become boring after a while. This is the kind of music you need to be in the mood for. Some songs fit best as background music, others are nice to listen to for some time. It's nice, not impressing. The disc is filled with almost 60 minutes and only ten songs so you know you can expect long tracks.

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