Dead to Me - Cuban Ballerina
So here it is, a review of Dead to Me’s debut album. It felt necessary, after posting pretty glowingly about their recent EP. So here goes. I’m going to try and do this up right, and review it without thinking of- or at least talking about- where there music would go on the aforementioned EP. Wish me luck.
Dead to Me - Little Brother EP (2008)
Just a quickie here. I missed out on Dead to Me’s 2006 debut record, Cuban Ballerina, and really only caught this EP because it’s streaming for free on PunkNews.org at the moment (check it out here) and decided, with the praise I kept hearing in the comment section, I could give it a listen.
Having done so, it’s a great listen. Singer/guitarist Jack Dalrymple is really fantastic, laying down some really fun, catchy vocals, over pop-punk, with a heavy emphasis on the pop side of the equation, in the best way possible; specifically, the song “Arrythmic Palpitations” has a melody that calls to my mind the sort of neo-British Invasion records that bands like Locksley are putting out these days. Actually, that could be an apt description for the album as a whole.
Since you can check out the whole EP for free, I highly recommend you do so. I definitely need to go back and check out that full-length now.
Rating: 4 stars