For Fans Of: Penpal, Algernon Cadwallader, Empire! Empire!
Genre: Indie / Emo
Website: Sea of Tranquility
Description:
This is Emo Side Project's and Little Kingdom's lastest material: a three song ep (and man do I have some mixed feelings about it). I will start off first by saying that I am incredibly impressed with Emo Side Project; the production quality on this split is really good for a DIY band and all of their songs groove with that signature emo sound without getting too campy or whiny and becoming a complete snore to listen to. To be completely honest, I've never really gotten into Emo Side Project. I've heard about them through a few of my friends and I've seen them on tour a few times with Empire! Empire! but I've never really gotten into them. However, I was wrong; this band delivers in a way that doesn't cross over into becoming too cheesy or immature like most noodly inde/emo bands can sometimes get into (Empire! Empire!). I'm definitely going to put up the rest of their stuff once I find it (even though I'm late as hell getting into this band).
Now - as for Little Kingdoms - I was honestly really disappointed in the ONE song that they put out on this split. Throughout the 5 min track, Little Kingdoms maintains this stagnant/boring tone that never really goes anywhere until the last minute where their noodly guitars kick in and give off some mastabatory riff that barely does the song any justice. I fell in love with their Home ep that they released a while back (Willow fucking sucked) and I really thought they finally harnished their signature sound and were going onto great things, but this track was just a complete snore. I really hope this band improves on their next release (hopefully a full length) because I really think they got lazy on this one.
Dude, The Willow EP did NOT suck. Jake and Justin were fifteen when they recorded that EP in the room above the Berger garage. Show some respect for raw talent.
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