From Arkansas comes PM Today consisting of the three brothers Connor, Ryan and Cuinn Brogan along with bassist Jerrod Morgan. They bring a kind of emo/alternative rock with proggy influences that brings back a lot of memories of Brand New’s earlier work. Now I don’t know about you but that’s some memories I don’t mind reliving.
At times things turn a little too poppy (“I Am Wrong”) but overall things rock pretty sweetly on “In Medias Res”. Just check out cuts like “Goodbye, Blue Monday” or “Sad World”, the latter of which comes with some rather nice jazzy breaks. Call it Brand New revisited or The Mars Volta lite… both comparisons will fly and give you a pretty good idea of what these guys sound like.
“In Medias Res” is not a perfect album but it should get their name out in a good way and I’m pretty sure we’ll be hearing more from these guys in the future.
Score: 6.5 out of 10
http://www.riserecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/pmtoday
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