It's hard to think of a more definitive statement from a band than a self-titled album. Often times it's a group's debut, setting the blueprint for years to come. But when it's a move enacted by a band that's already built a following on the road and garnered critical acclaim with a handful of albums? Now that is a bold, bare-knuckled declaration.
Boys Night Out's eponymous new album demands to be heard, now. The greatest live band from the Great White North has hit their stride, throwing progressive guitar work in the mix with dark pop and heavy but loose rock n' roll. While countless new bands rely on tired, rehashed images to sell themselves to kids, Boys Night Out recognize the need for real bands to step forth from the shadows and deliver the goods.
"So many bands prey on kids wanting to attach themselves to something with their 'look,'" says guitarist Jeff Davis. "And they back up their 'look' with terrible music."
Boys Night Out are a band who blended melody with abrasion long before Rolling Stone was hip to the term "screamo." New songs like "Up with Me," "The Push and Pull" and "Swift and Unforgiving" are the latest salvos in the band's determined war on dishonesty.
Tracklisting
1. I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other Peoples Business
2. (Just Once) Lets Do Something Different
3. The First Time Shouldnt Taste Like Blood
4. Its Dylan, You Know The Drill
5. Hold On Tightly, Let Go Lightly
6. The Subtleties That Make Mass Murderers Out Of Otherwise Decent Human Beings
7. The Fine Art Of Making It Out Alive
8. I Was The Devil For One Afternoon
9. The Anatomy Of The Journey
10. Yeah, No...I Know...
Pressing Info
300 blue/black half and half
700 blue vinyl |