I bought this 6-song split-EP on a show of Stretch Arm Strong while we
were just talking to Further Seems Forever to come to our Peacedog-festival to
replace ZAO, the band who cancelled. The show didn�t go on, but I�m a true
FSF-fan now. Although they only released these 3 songs, I know another song from
a Deep Elm-compilation and a song from a promotional single-release from Tooth
& Nail. So, maybe 5 songs is not enough to judge a band� I�m looking
forward to their full-length scheduled to be released on T&N spring 2001 and
the songs I do know are just awesome, just like you can expect from a band
coming from one of the best independent records-companies around these days:
Takehold Records. They signed on to T&N this year, to have better
distribution, and I think that�s what this band deserves. Anyhow, this
Florida-based 5-some featuring ex-members of Strongarm and Shai Hulud, makes
emotional (indie-) rock with intense singing and uplifting guitar-parts.
Influenced by bands like Fugazi and Hot Water Music, they still capture their
own sound, and the three songs from FSF on this record, �The Bradley�, �Justice
Prevails� and �New Year�s Project�
are all pretty different from each other.
I
want to hear more from this band in the future, that�s for sure,
cause these 3 songs have been in my cd-player long enough now� Man,
this is pretty good stuff, and I�m sure you�ll dig it when you like the
bands mentioned above or The Juliana Theory and The Get-Up Kids. I give
9 points out of 10 for this band. A short note for the other band on this
split-EP, Recess Theory: they�re not as good as FSF but worth listening as
well.
Karel
Smouter