Wilmore, KY's Eustace pour through a rocky form of emo that at times can seem almost like a stripped-down, underground Creed, sans the Eddie Stapp braying, and at other times like a more aggressive, raw Toad the Wet Sprocket. Needless to say, they display a wide variety of influences and musical ideas on their new 10-song full-length, The Intinction Method, on Vindicated From Deep Water Records. This can be distracting, like when they throw in a sloppy math rock bridge out of nowhere in "Squealer," or when they break into a radio rock crescendo in "Not 1/2 Bad" that feels tinny. At other times, however, their risk-taking pays off, as in "World Seems Waste," with its effective power transitions, "My Precious," a short acoustic lullaby of sorts, and "Cassie Said," which, despite following Michael W. Smith's media blitz tribute to the now-mythological Columbine student, pays her lo-fi homage with style.
Other coverage for this album
Decapolis October 2002Reviewed by Matt ModrichEustace is a three-piece band from Kentucky. Their only release to date on Vindicated Records is entitled "The Intinction Method." Eustace's sound is somewhere between grunge and emo. In terms of grunge, the vocals have a Goo Goo Dolls feel to them. In terms of emo, the guitars are extremely octave-happy, which at times also draws a little Jimmy Eat World comparison, but Eustace is nowhere near…Similar sounding releases
2000Ransom TreePictures and Everything
1999The Juliana Theory / Dawson HighThe Juliana Theory Was The Only Thing I Learned At Dawson High
2005Bear vs. SharkTerrorhawk
2001Raft of Dead MonkeysThoroughlev
2004The Shivering& Brand the Ground With Storm and Song
2003ethan durelleWhite Knuckles on Turned Wheels
