Well, sometimes you get a press release about a band and suddenly realize you managed to forget about a pretty darn good band somewhere along the way. This particular moment was inspired by an email from Earshot Media with news about this single being dropped a few weeks ago. The band name caught me as familiar so I dug into the collection and found a digital song called “Second City” and pressed play. A boisterous and well-played Irish punk song was the result, good enough that I figured it could not possibly be the only track from Hoist the Colors that I had laying around…but in the end, it was all by its lonesome self. After checking into it they have a few others out there that are worth your time including Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Mourners and When Daylight Breaks.
You can tell right from the start of “Documentation” that this group of musicians has grown and expanded their influences since the sound of “Second City.” A pretty cool guitar riff starts this one off with a melodic bass line joining, slowly building up a little tension before a lively mandolin kicks in. The fiddle provides just enough bluegrass flavor to set the mood and the vocals are strong (and tell a pretty human and relatable story). The blending of genres here is sophisticated and very successful.
You can catch the video for this here:
Also, their album will drop in October and can be pre-ordered from Hey!Fever Records starting August 30th!
And if you have the inclination …think about purchasing it if you can as steaming music does not pay well even times a thousand.
And support your locals – community is powerful!
jack mesenbourg 