Let’s briefly jump back in time to 2020 when I picked up on this band due to Ryan Young’s (Off With Their Heads) involvement with their album Space.   I believe that was their debut recording although they had been around a few years before at that point so I may be incorrect.  It is a worthy set of eleven songs in the pop punk space with more synthesizers than you might expect…but it works really well.  A few highlights off that album are “Canned” and “You Should Know.”  It is still available for digital purchase on their Bandcamp page.  Since then they have released a series of singles including a groovy cover of  “Major Tom” (Peter Shilling) and an EP called Come Home (check out the title track which is a full-power loud guitars and hammering drums rocker.) 

This new EP has five songs that lead off with “Fool’s Gold” which has a great guitar intro that sets up the power vibe for the track.  It settles down in a few places but always returns to that pulsing guitar and a heavy rhythm groove.  That is followed by “Stare at the Sun” and “Anymore” which are good power pop tracks that have some interesting lyrics.  A change of pace happens with “Dirge (If You Survive)” a song that does have a funeral feeling to it but one played at high volume and with a lot of distortion.  It is a pretty darn good listen if you ask me.  The final track is “Offer What You May” which is a spare, quiet song that is short, to the point and a good end cap for this EP. 

Overall, this album is a really good follow up to Come Home and worth picking up for your collection! 

You can check out more of the music and information on the Bandcamp page https://timethieveschicago.bandcamp.com

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