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Boss Tweeter

I’m at a loss to describe Boss Tweeter. It sounds somewhat like this: Classic Rock + Math Rock + Grunge + Guitar Rock + Emo + Blues + Surf Rock. Since I like all of these genres, I’m quickly falling in love with Boss Tweeter, although I can’t tell you what genre they actually play.

In this EP, they’ve matured substantially. They’ve refined their songwriting skill exponentially, improved their vocal performances, added drums to their sound, and refined their already amazing lyrics to a razor edge since their last demo came across my desk. Case in point: Not even Radiohead can get away with raving “The point of this exercise is simply to reveal the true nature of humanity like a gunshot in your peripheral vision” as BT does in “Untitled”. Boss Tweeter simply has the best lyrics in rock music today. Put all their elements together, and what results is one kickin’ album.

They’ve only written two new songs for this demo (“Mistress” and “Untitled”), with the other 5 being demo songs retooled. The two new songs are undoubtedly the best songs on this album, though. “Mistress” is the rocker that was missing from BT’s repetoire: not too fast and not too slow, just mid-tempo rock. Both the vocals and the guitars deliver a raw, passionate feel to this, which is fantastic. If “Mistress” rocked, then “Untitled” rocks harder. This is the best song BT has ever written, as it sees Ball ranting and raving a political, cryptic, prophetic poem over angular, fractured math-rock riffs. The intensity that is captured in this song is just amazing, as the guitars will pump your adrenaline, and then the vocals will haunt you.

The rest of the album plays out well, as all the old songs have been retooled to fit drums and tweaked to sound better. They’re very good, but the two new songs really are the jewels here. One highlight is the acoustic last track “Land of Forgotten Sun”, which reminds you that remorse is still alive and well in music today.

Altogether, Boss Tweeter is one of the most talented, creative, genre-bending bands since Nirvana. They are ready to rock your stereo right now. They’ll be rocking your radio soon, so get this album and have a collectors’ item when they become dangerously famous.

Links: http://bosstweeter.tripod.com

Mistress features guitar, bass, drums, the first song ever by boss tweeter to do so. The vocals are raw and appealing, adding a different feel to this. The harsh, attacking vocals are very interesting. Good shown on mistress. “Untitled” sees Ball ranting and raving a poem over a dual guitar attack which invokes serious post-rock vibes, certain passion invoked. ‘two decisions, equally condemnable, equally regrettable, but either a prize nonetheless’ the delivery is haunting, pained and shiver-inducing. Lyrics are emotional, political, prophetic, and altogether amazing, not resisting any irony to be provoked, no contradiction left unturned, and no metaphor or simile left unexplored. The drums give their sound much more clarity and feel than their previous work. This just feels much better. Even without bass (as in ‘untitled’) their sound is much more full. Hellbent, one of the best songs off their last album, is even better with driving drums.