Somewhere back in 2013 a friend of mine had seen this band at the Fine Line in Minneapolis and gave me a heads up to check them out.   It took some poking around but I did eventually find their EP The Holiday (although I never did find their debut EP The Swag back then…eventually tracked down on Bandcamp years later).  That Holiday album had a pretty cool song on it that I liked called “Everyone We Know Is A Ghost.”   They do have a few other releases out there and if you want a nice set that covers music from some of their other albums I would suggest picking up Too Loud? Too Bad!  A really nice rocker on that is “Citizen Zero” or you can slow it down with “Where Was I? (When I Needed Me)”.   They faded away in 2016 but are back now with a new single!

The Modern Era style of music has always been a little bit hard for me to explain – it is definitely rock-style but has this unique mix of punk and classic and sometimes almost anthem to it that keeps it pretty interesting.  This new offering starts with some steady drums and quite prominent bass before adding great screaming electric guitars that bring the attitude way up before dropping down into a more subdued vocal track.   Those vibes trade off throughout the song before finishing on a sweet extended fade out.  This is a solid track, full of energy and well produced, and a nice teaser for the anticipated full album in 2026.  

Musicians on this are: Jack Swagger, Josh Ripley, Ben Pelowski, Nick Pelowski and Chris Fister.

There is a video for this but when I checked it was time locked to 11 am December 28th…but maybe you will have more luck 🙂 

Steaming on your usual places and if you can please think about purchasing it – streaming music does not pay well even times a thousand.  

And support your locals – community is powerful!