The first band I'm going to mention is a post-punk-ish (or whatever genre ya think they are) band originally from Titusville, PA (home of the first oil well). The band is called Downpour and they consist of Scott Burdick on drums, John Harshbarger on Guitar and vocals, and Andrew Lloyd on bass. To fully tell the sotry how I came to know the music of these guys, I'll have to take you clear back to the tail end of the last decade where I first met Scott and John in a previous band known as the Meth FX and after going to a couple of there shows we became aquaintences and eventually friends, and fast forward to 2 years ago when I first got to college and went to become a DJ at the student radio station WDRQ1620AM and Scott got ahold of me and sent me a few music tracks and they were a bit different but interesting (it merely consisted of an acoustic guitar and a digeredoo) and I started playing that stuff on the radio, and then I asked John and Scott if I could interveiw them on my radio show,which they said yes to, and then they showed me their fully developed sound, which consisted of on edge punk riffs and vocals along with a jazzy and catchy basslines. Shortly afterwards the band recruited Andrew Lloyd who I originally knew as the bass player for a local band known as The Brohemians and I ended up seeing them again during Oil City's Indiefest and they just blew me away, and from what I remember really captivated the bar I was seeing them in (granted most of the audience was drunk because of $2 Yuengling Drafts but still I know good music as when I hear no matter how inebriated I am). I saw them again I think 2 other times and both times never failed to impress, which eventually lead me to their EP "The Hole You're In" and their split with Overdose on Vitamins ( a folk punk band). Eventually I started listening to each track of both releases and started writing a critical review of each.
First thing to mention though both releases overlap with the same songs, but the different releases have different vibes on how they are executed. The Hole You're In is more post punk and indie sounding, while the Split with OOV was more on edge and seemed more personal and emotional and if definately the rawer out of the two. Songs that I recomend a definate listen to off both releases are "Isolation" (really dig the bassline to this song), "The Hole You're In", which are in both releases, and the song "Dialogue" which is off of the Split (my favorite song). So all in all they are a band that is definately worth checking out and worth seeing live, and also to all the promoters out there, book them.
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I like that you started with a band that you have some history with. Despite the fact that you know them, you still shared why you enjoy them. It wasn't just "this is my buddy's band and they're great." I enjoyed the humor in this too, it kept me interested - like how the band captivated an audience, even if the audience was drunk. Whether it was meant to be humorous or not, I took it as such. I did get a little confused at the end trying to figure out which songs were on what releases. A little rewording would do the trick! Overall, I enjoyed this and look forward to more!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley, but hey that statement on being drunk was ment to be humourist even though it was also the truth, and also to clear up the song track mix up, The songs on the "Hole You're In" EP ("Isolation", "My First Honest Words", "The Hole You're In") were re-recorded on their second realease (their split cd with Overdose on Vitamins) which also included 2 new songs ("Junkie", and "Dialogue")
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