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The New Spain
Self-titled CDEP
Self-released
Genres: hardcore, indie rock
June 6 - 12 2005 |
Haling from the musical hotbed of Brooklyn, NY, The New Spain
is a no-holds-barred aggressive hardcore rock band. You can hear
aspects of Fugazi and Jawbox in their music, in addition
to countless punk and hardcore acts. To be honest, I'm a bit
surprised this CD isn't also out on vinyl. Regardless, however,
these five tracks offer a nice mélange of vicious guitar, scratchy
vocals, and stop/start rhythms. A track like "Caveat"
succeeds on the merits of its quiet/loud contrasts, though it's the
over-the-top guitar chords during its climax that really grab your
attention. It's almost a Dismemberment Plan-esque
quality. "Handpress," on the other hand, is a bit too
cacophonic for my taste, though "America Was a Project" and
"Caffeine Theory" are really quite successful - the former
being the most accessible song on the EP. Overall, this is an interesting
disc from The New Spain - I'd like to see what they come up
with next.
78%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
5 tracks, distributed by the
band, released 2005] |
