Magnet Magazine: "...remarkably solid..."Daytrotter: "The line I want to use to describe The Subjects is from the exasperated phone call scene in 'Back to the Future,'where Marvin Berry – with his bloody, bandaged playing hand – punches in his cousin Chuck’s phone number and says, “You know that new sound you’ve been looking for? Well, listen to this…"
New York Press: “Now it’s just a matter of time before The Subjects, if they play by their own rules, can have all that the Rock Gods promise.”
Like many bands, The Subjects met in high school. They shared dreams of loud rooms, cracked amps, and raging, sweaty crowds. Who or what was to hold them back from grasping out, from "living the dream?" Most importantly was that, unlike many bands, two of the members were students and two were teachers. And that the four hanging out in rock bars together was not exactly approved after-school development.
Their debut full-length, with the ease grace precision and cleverness of human beings exhibits just the type of mature songcraft and naïve exuberance that a student-teacher pairing would suggest. "Hounds of War" showcases the band's ability to combine strong melodies with shifting dynamics and undertones of longing and emotional depth. "Best of Us" shows the band going beyond guitar-bass-drum arrangements, with its dense combination of horns, organs and layered percussion. "Icicles" is built off of a powerful riff and finds the band in a more spontaneous mode, with call-and-response interplay between the instruments. What emerges is a record that moves from well-crafted, high-energy moments to quiet expressions of subtle eloquence. Reckless and insightful, with the ease grace precision and cleverness of human beings is a delicate combination of youth's wide-eyed optimism and the experience of age.
US FALL TOUR
11/5 Washington DC - The Red and The Black11/6 Pittsburgh - Gooski's
11/7 Chicago, IL - Subteranian w/ Portugal the Man, Earl
Greyhound and Wintersleep
11/8 Chicago, IL - Heart Of Gold
11/9 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
11/10 Rock Island, IL - Huckleberry's Pizza Parlor
11/11 Bloomington, IN - The Cinemat
11/12 St Louis, MO - Cicero's
11/13 Indianapolis, IN - Sam's Saloon
11/15 Philadelphia, PA - The Pi Lam (UPENN)
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