Landing On The Moon – We Make History Now (Music Review)
By Andrew Duncan • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Categories, Indie Rock, Music Genres, ReviewsLanding On The Moon
We Make History Now
Young Love Records
Rating: 3 out of 5
Link: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=223932
I have seen this band before. I have seen them in the back corner of The Bulldog back in the day when college rock bands were playing the Bulldog. I saw them in the smoke-filled Patio when that club was still alive. I have seen them in other bars and rock clubs across the city. Hell, exchange electric for acoustic, then I have probably seen them in a coffee shop or two.
I have not specifically seen Landing on the Moon per se, this is just an example of the countless bands who presented themselves on the fringe in the ‘90s and the college rock scene.
If this were 1995, they would be tossed into the pile, but we are well beyond that. In a world filled with jangly, multi-instrumental rock, does an album like We Are History Now stand out or will they be considered just another bar band attempt?
I think the answer is a little bit of both. They stand out because of the construction of the band itself: a set of siblings, a pair of spouses, and two friends complete the circle. And with that the bond is apparent in their music that ranges from a Husker Du progressivism to a whimsical Chapel Hill scene of yor.
But the band does not pull themselves beyond that. And as strong as their songs seem, they remain trapped in a style that remains in the back of the bar and not up front and knocking some clarity into you.
At least the album has a firm foundation and tries hard to go beyond re-hashed rock to create something that they can call their own.
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Andrew Duncan is a journalist who has migrated to the forces of academia. He has written for various publications including Chord, Heckler, Readyset...Aesthetic, and a vast array of alternative press contributions. When not roaming the streets of Indianapolis, he is either addicted to KXCI, making music, or striving to watch every film listed on IMDB.
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