This six-song debut EP from Canada's Boys Night Out serves as an introduction to American audiences who will hear their first full-length via Ferret Music later this year.
"Where We Breathe" starts things off with a surprisingly melodic edge and will remind people of Thursday's softer side. From there, tracks like "The Only Honest Love Song" and "This Broken Killswitch" are more aggressive, especially in the vocal department, making Boys Night Out tread similar terrain as their neighbors in Grade. "Victor Versus the Victim" returns to the emo style with some backing screams. It's actually very catchy. "Sketch Artist Composite" starts quiet and dark, but quickly jets off into a punk rock direction. "A Torrid Love Affair" closes Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses and I can't help but feel the combination of super melodic clean vocals and intense screaming here does not mesh well.
Album Score: 6 out of 10
Reviewed by: Brett VanPut
| Track #: | Song: | Band Member: | Instrument: | |
| 1 | Where We Breathe | Connor Lovat-Fraser | vocals | 2 | The Only Honest Lovesong | Jeff Davis | guitars | 3 | This Broken Killswitch | Rob Pasalic | guitars | 4 | Victor Versus the Victim | Dave Costa | bass | 5 | Sketch Artist Composit | Ben Arseneau | drums | 6 | A Torrid Love Affair |
| - It's awesome. BNO kick some major ass. - Best band I have heard in a long time. Very good shit. - This is an awsome CD, from an equally awsome band. Their songwriting is sheer lyrical genius, and this review doesn't do them justice. - Amazing band, fustrates me that there isn't enough on the Net about them. Ah-may-zing. - This band is awesome. Can't wait to see them live. - It's very awesome. They're great guys, too. - 6 out of 10? You moron. These guys fucking own. - Very awesome, a lot of variety. |
