Tony Pascarella
06/25/06, 07:55 AM
Isle of View - Gentle Firefly Radio
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Record Label: Undecided Records
Baltimore, Maryland's Isle of View thrives on the pop punk that Drive-Thru Records pioneered, which is now becoming the standard for the genre. Unfortunately, many bands just try to sound like those Drive-Thru "invasion" bands rather than striving for their own unique sound. Isle of View lies somewhere in the middle. Not quite generic, featuring elements that set them apart from their contemporaries, their 11-song full-length Gentle Firefly Radio, will appeal to fans of Allister (“He Who Laughs Last”), Lucky Boys Confusion (“Blue Ribbon Shoes”), and Southcott (“One Too Many”). Weak mixing and production on the album drags down the score excessively. The instruments need to be tightened and thickened, and the gang vocals lose effectiveness when they are easily disregarded in the background sludge. Gentle Firefly Radio is a catchy summer album that leaves the listener desiring just a little bit more when the acoustic guitar on the last song fades out for the last time. Before long, Isle of View should make waves in the genre provided that they further develop their intended sound. They are well on their way with swooping guitar riffs and bridges sprinkled throughout the songs that put some of the hackneyed pop punk bands to shame. Fenix TX? Not yet. We’ll talk in a couple of years.
Buy Isle of View's Gentle Firefly Radio on iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=PjIvm57kicI&offerid=78941&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos. apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStor e.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%25 3D159362715%2526id%253D159362663%25 26s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30 )
01. Fall Asleep And Die
02. He Who Laughs Last
03. Blue Ribbon Shoes
04. Private Island
05. I Don't Know
06. Ransom
07. Tombstone
08. One Too Many
09. Dream Girl 99
10. Angel Wings
11. Driving On Train TracksMyspace (http://www.myspace.com/isleofview) | Purevolume (http://www.purevolume.com/isleofview) | Official Site (http://www.8infinite.com/isleofview/)
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Record Label: Undecided Records
Baltimore, Maryland's Isle of View thrives on the pop punk that Drive-Thru Records pioneered, which is now becoming the standard for the genre. Unfortunately, many bands just try to sound like those Drive-Thru "invasion" bands rather than striving for their own unique sound. Isle of View lies somewhere in the middle. Not quite generic, featuring elements that set them apart from their contemporaries, their 11-song full-length Gentle Firefly Radio, will appeal to fans of Allister (“He Who Laughs Last”), Lucky Boys Confusion (“Blue Ribbon Shoes”), and Southcott (“One Too Many”). Weak mixing and production on the album drags down the score excessively. The instruments need to be tightened and thickened, and the gang vocals lose effectiveness when they are easily disregarded in the background sludge. Gentle Firefly Radio is a catchy summer album that leaves the listener desiring just a little bit more when the acoustic guitar on the last song fades out for the last time. Before long, Isle of View should make waves in the genre provided that they further develop their intended sound. They are well on their way with swooping guitar riffs and bridges sprinkled throughout the songs that put some of the hackneyed pop punk bands to shame. Fenix TX? Not yet. We’ll talk in a couple of years.
Buy Isle of View's Gentle Firefly Radio on iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=PjIvm57kicI&offerid=78941&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos. apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStor e.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%25 3D159362715%2526id%253D159362663%25 26s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30 )
01. Fall Asleep And Die
02. He Who Laughs Last
03. Blue Ribbon Shoes
04. Private Island
05. I Don't Know
06. Ransom
07. Tombstone
08. One Too Many
09. Dream Girl 99
10. Angel Wings
11. Driving On Train TracksMyspace (http://www.myspace.com/isleofview) | Purevolume (http://www.purevolume.com/isleofview) | Official Site (http://www.8infinite.com/isleofview/)