Label this under "buried treasure." I stumbled upon this amazing gem of a disc when I went to check out the quirky Danielson (who was opening for Soul Junk). Wow! Hailing from San Diego, with at least a half dozen CDs under their belt, this is indie rock. You can't get any more authentic than these low-fi masters. There's almost 80 minutes of music on here, half of which is a single hidden track at the end that's an entire other album--"1954!" As I sit here enthralled, I hear so much--lots of 60's psychedelia, a little post-grunge (ala Foo Fighters), the catchiness of New Wave without the cheese, early 80s hardcore, and a host of other stuff I can't pinpoint. Guitars are prominent most of the time, but for company they've got keys, organs, samples, whistles, cowbells, and so forth. The whole album alternates between extremely catchy head-nodding rhythmic sing-alongs and out-there modern psychedelic noise tangents. It's all rad. Keep in mind the low-fi production values though; what you've got here is music in its natural form. For some people, that's heaven, but others won't agree. The lyrics are mostly straight from the Bible, but the delivery makes it work perfectly (as opposed to the lameness it could be). This is honest, real music by believers fully in touch with the culture and yet shining like stars as they point to the Truth. For any real fans of emo, indie rock, lo-fi, psychedelic, true alternative, college rock, or just anyone who wants to hear a unique Christian band for once.
5 tocks
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