Originally published in Punk Planet March/April 2006
This Charlotte trio offers a shimmering mass of pop rock that harbors all the vitality of edgy indie-rock while displaying an appetite for crunchy hooks and Beatlesque vocal melodies. With Brian Paulson working the faders, you’re guaranteed the record packs a sonic wallop lesser engineers would fail to muster. The inventive recording of fairly formulaic guitars can feel invigorating but the sudden appearance of trumpet and trombone is pushing it a bit, don’t you think?
Swordfish 