Gabe Gross
03/29/06, 12:48 PM
Far-Less – Everyone Is Out To Get Us
Release Date: February 7, 2006
Record Label: Tooth & Nail
With everyone curious who's going help the return of rock, Far-Less are a paradigm to aid this situation. While the group have only released one EP up until the release of Everyone Is Out To Get Us, Far-Less have defined that threading punk to rock can be dangerous and, in the end, meaningless. Using complex, riveting vocal arrengements and unpredictable instrumentation (most speficially, the percussion work) Far-Less are breaking ground. And from what I can see is that they actually do stand out on their own. Blending elements of grunge, rock and metal, Far-Less--Brandon Welch (vocals), Ray Felts (drums), Joseph Powers (bass), Mark Karsten (guitar), Jordan Powers and (guitar/vocals)--clear the road, geared with a unpolluted rock sound.
Welcome to our show
Please let me introduce us
Seasick from tricks of humanity
My primary congratulatory applause is that Far-Less bring a truckload of energy. As the first track on the album, “You Knew What This Was” welcomes a strong dose to what the listener should expect from he rest of the album (for you students, this is about the strongest thesis that I have seen in the last six months). Pay close attention to the distressing and reformist lyrics under the boulder-heavy guitars. The stage has definitely been set for what’s to come. Following that track, we are presented with “Dialogue Supervisor (Rise Of The Pop Icon)”. With a Nine Inch Nails-esque guitar riff, the song opens into Welch’s tempered vocals leading into some of the strongest string-tickling guitar plucking in the verses. Then there is “Jumping The Shark”, Far-Less’s closest thing to a successful mainstream rock single. Although, because of the semi melodic chorus, metal fans will shun it and fair-weather pop fans with pick it up to increase their edge. “Garage Band Degree (Everyone Else Is Doing It, Why Aren’t You)” is underdeveloped and un impressive--the band take a dive into less innovative sound and inevitably comes off sonding meager. "Walk Between The Raindrops” acts as a more breathing intermission, allowing the following track (I Looked At The Trap, Ray") to soar with abrupt and shrilling vocals. Far-Less display their most powerful riffs and throaty screaming here, void or any pleasant vocals in the first half.
Color me impressed on the title track. Painted with amiable vocals, battered percussions and tenderly abrasive guitars, "Everyone Is Out to Get Us" breathes convincingly better than most other tracks. "Semper" delves out of the comfortable rock skin that Far-Less made themselves comforable in on the previous tracks. While it is quiet, it is an awkward song to end the album; it doesn't make you want to wipe up your plate at the end of the meal. Other well-worthy tracks include "It Gets Complicated" and "Too Pretty (To Be Zombie)."
This is a laudable freshman full-length. Being under the Tooth & Nail umbrella, certain bands need to either build a strong fan base or strike it hard the first time. I would hope to vote for the latter because this isn't a band you can do a comparitive analysis on. If Everyone Is Out To Get Us doesn’t help Far-Less build a great fan base then their live show will most likely do all the talking.
Release Date: February 7, 2006
Record Label: Tooth & Nail
With everyone curious who's going help the return of rock, Far-Less are a paradigm to aid this situation. While the group have only released one EP up until the release of Everyone Is Out To Get Us, Far-Less have defined that threading punk to rock can be dangerous and, in the end, meaningless. Using complex, riveting vocal arrengements and unpredictable instrumentation (most speficially, the percussion work) Far-Less are breaking ground. And from what I can see is that they actually do stand out on their own. Blending elements of grunge, rock and metal, Far-Less--Brandon Welch (vocals), Ray Felts (drums), Joseph Powers (bass), Mark Karsten (guitar), Jordan Powers and (guitar/vocals)--clear the road, geared with a unpolluted rock sound.
Welcome to our show
Please let me introduce us
Seasick from tricks of humanity
My primary congratulatory applause is that Far-Less bring a truckload of energy. As the first track on the album, “You Knew What This Was” welcomes a strong dose to what the listener should expect from he rest of the album (for you students, this is about the strongest thesis that I have seen in the last six months). Pay close attention to the distressing and reformist lyrics under the boulder-heavy guitars. The stage has definitely been set for what’s to come. Following that track, we are presented with “Dialogue Supervisor (Rise Of The Pop Icon)”. With a Nine Inch Nails-esque guitar riff, the song opens into Welch’s tempered vocals leading into some of the strongest string-tickling guitar plucking in the verses. Then there is “Jumping The Shark”, Far-Less’s closest thing to a successful mainstream rock single. Although, because of the semi melodic chorus, metal fans will shun it and fair-weather pop fans with pick it up to increase their edge. “Garage Band Degree (Everyone Else Is Doing It, Why Aren’t You)” is underdeveloped and un impressive--the band take a dive into less innovative sound and inevitably comes off sonding meager. "Walk Between The Raindrops” acts as a more breathing intermission, allowing the following track (I Looked At The Trap, Ray") to soar with abrupt and shrilling vocals. Far-Less display their most powerful riffs and throaty screaming here, void or any pleasant vocals in the first half.
Color me impressed on the title track. Painted with amiable vocals, battered percussions and tenderly abrasive guitars, "Everyone Is Out to Get Us" breathes convincingly better than most other tracks. "Semper" delves out of the comfortable rock skin that Far-Less made themselves comforable in on the previous tracks. While it is quiet, it is an awkward song to end the album; it doesn't make you want to wipe up your plate at the end of the meal. Other well-worthy tracks include "It Gets Complicated" and "Too Pretty (To Be Zombie)."
This is a laudable freshman full-length. Being under the Tooth & Nail umbrella, certain bands need to either build a strong fan base or strike it hard the first time. I would hope to vote for the latter because this isn't a band you can do a comparitive analysis on. If Everyone Is Out To Get Us doesn’t help Far-Less build a great fan base then their live show will most likely do all the talking.