|
The Icarus
Line’s sound isn’t one of a punk band in the classic sense, yet
at times it feels like they are the only punk band left. You
might say their ethos, sense of integrity, confrontational
nature of their performances, and their belief in what they do
is very punk rock. They sound like what dangerous rock music
should sound like in 2004, and are here to fill the void created
by nu-metal, mall-emo, jock-punk, frat guy rock, and
teeny-weenie bopper dance music. Most bands are soporifically
lazy these days, and that’s why The Icarus Line and any other
band that challenges their audience, are the answer we’ve been
looking for. And in case you don’t know anything about music,
but it’s your job to review their new record (which is usually
the case with “music journalists” these days), here’s some
influences you can drop into your review to make yourself look
smarter: The Stooges, Black Flag, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Born
Against, Led Zeppelin, The Jesus Lizard, Mudhoney, Black
Sabbath, The Velvet Underground, Billy Childish, The Birthday
Party, My Bloody Valentine, Funkadelic, Spacemen 3, The Stone
Roses, The Rolling Stones, The Wipers, Suicide, Joy Division,
The Who, Tones On Tail, Guns N’ Roses, Gram Parsons, and Primal
Scream just to name a few. Let’s put it this way, if good rock
n’ roll was a steamroller they’d be lying under it, and me too.
I know because I’ve seen their record collections. All five
members of The Icarus Line live in Los Angeles, Hollywood
district. If you ask The Icarus Line just exactly who they think
will relate with their songs on “Penance Soiree”, they’d reply
with, “losers, drug addicts, high school dropouts, freaks, and
fuck ups…” Perfect. In closing The Icarus Line are the best rock
n’ roll band in the entire world right now and no one reads this
far anyways.
Get
more info on The Icarus Line at:
http://www.theicarusline.com/
|
 |
