"The Long Island-based singer/songwriter Brendan B. Brown formed Wheatus as a vehicle for his witty, energetic rock songs. The quartet began taking shape in 1995, when Brown enlisted the help of his brother, drummer Peter Brown, as well as multi-instrumentalist Phil A. Jimenez and bassist Rich Leigey (replaced in July 2000 by Mike McCabe). The musicians recorded their self-titled debut album in the Brown home, helming the production themselves, before signing a contract with Columbia Records and releasing the album in August 2000. "Teenage Dirtbag" became the band's first hit, climbing to number seven on the American rock charts while peaking at number two in the U.K. "A Little Respect" also fared well with British audiences, but Brown jeopardized such newfound U.K. success by refusing to lip-sync for a performance on Top of the Pops. In response, the band's label refused to release Wheatus' next record, Hand Over Your Loved Ones, in America. Although a U.K. release did appear in 2003, the label promoted it poorly, and no strong singles appeared. Two years later, the bandmates left the Columbia roster and created their own label to re-release Hand Over Your Loved Ones under a new title: Suck Fony. That same year also saw the release of Wheatus' third album, Too Soon Monsoon." - William Ruhlmann
Wheatus website
"From the cinematic mind of Zachary Boswell, The Rise of Science has created an entire world surrounding calming melodies and light vocals comparable to Circa Survive. Their debut album titled Casey (after the main character of the story), is simply put, a motion picture captured in an audio disc. This isn’t a concept album, but more of a theatrical audio disc. Equipped with a few minutes of phone dialogue scattered throughout the disc, Casey captures listeners with an interesting storyline of a young man and the abrupt changes in his family.
The songs and the story seem separated at first, but as the album continues the lyrics in the songs tie in to what’s said in the phone conversations. It’s an album that bears major weight to someone who is attentively listening while being melodically delightful to those just enjoying the sound of the music. Each track has the ability to stand on its own while still being able to give a part of the story when need be.
Lyrically, the album has multiple levels of meaning. As a track on an album, each song can carry its own meaning like any other song. It’s a special case, however, that all of the tracks are interconnected in accordance to the story they’re trying to portray. So one wouldn’t be lost lyrically if they just chose a random track of the album, but you're rewarded if you listen to the album as a whole.
There are very vivid details of the events that go on between the character and his situation. The listener can always verify what they think is going on in the story with the phone calls at the end of a few tracks on the album. One of the only problems I do have with this record is the phone call dialogues aren’t their own track. They’re hidden at the end of certain songs and that makes for shitty easy listening when vibing to the music and the song ends followed by talking. It’s a real buzz kill.
The songs on this album vary in melodies and tones. They go from calm and melodic like the track “Short Comings Can Be Incomplete” to cynical and eerie like “Teenage Martyr.” They even have a sort of light, “lonely-road-like” ballad titled “Shutters To A Stop” filled with light piano and high, soft vocals finishing off with a loud cry of the chorus at the end. The Rise of Science definitely has a good variety in their music.
The Rise of Science have done a great job with their debut album Casey. The twists and turns the album takes can leave a listener wanting more even after the album finishes and Casey hangs up his end of the receiver for the last time. Luckily, the album art aids in the telling of the story as well as their music video for their first single “Short Comings Can Be Incomplete.” This album is definitely worth a spin for those fans of the wide range of math-like melodies on guitar and high vocals. This theatrical audio release is sure to grab listeners’ way into the new year." --Jose Terrero
The Rise Of Science on Myspace
There comes a time in every bands life when they must ask their selves “what are we doing?” Yeah we know life gets rough but, it’s the music that makes you want to forget about that sorry stuff. What are we doing? We are playing music!! Music that makes us dance, makes us sing, makes us want to keep playing songs for you with every entangled organ we own. We’ve heard the sad stuff and that just isn’t going to do. Truly ask yourself, look deep inside you and search for the answer… when was the last time you got your face painted? When was the last time you danced to some fun rock, baby? Tomorrow the light bill is due but tonight, without a doubt, we dance.
Baby Baby on Myspace
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THIS SHOW WILL START @ 8 PM AND IT WILL BE OVER BY 12 AM!
Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.
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