Small Brown Bike
Fell & Found
No Idea (2011)
It's been 8 years since Small Brown Bike released their last full length, The River Bed, but they haven't lost their touch in the slightest. The band's back, and it's almost as if they never stopped writing together. Fell & Found follows the thread left dangling from The River Bed and even expands upon it. They open the record with “Onward & Overboard”--a song that could easily reflect what brought this band back together with lines like, “Reunion, more than just a word—a place to call our home. We need this.”. Their musicianship is perfect and beautifully executed. Once again, producer, J Robbins does an excellent job having everything boom with subtle highlights at each different moments. They pick up the pace a bit on the following catchy track, “Rescue Mission,” before a darker tone creeps up on the title track, “Fell & Found (The Walk).” The track's a perfect blend of post-hardcore with indie-rock. Mike Reed shares vocal duties with Travis Dopp this time around and they compliment each other exquisitely. The indie-rock influence leads us into the slow, dismal number, “In Need of Everything.” Their post-hardcore sound kicks back in as they launch into, “As We Go” with … Read more
A Storm of Light
As the Valley of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade
Profound Lore (2011)
What do you get when you throw Mastodon and Neurosis into a blender? If you answered 'Scott Kelly's over-stroked ego,' … Read more
Nothington
Borrowed Time
Red Scare Industries (2011)
I’ll be honest, I missed Roads Bridges & Ruins, even after guitarist Chris Matulich said it would be quite a … Read more
Negative Plane
Stained Glass Revelations
Ajna Offensive (2011)
Negative Plane are certainly not a new band. Having released their prior full length 5 years ago the band seemed … Read more
Psychic Teens
TEEN
Golden Voyage (2011)
“Psychic Teens Are Regular Adults”Let that sink in to your thick skull bit (I know it took me a bit … Read more
