Listening to Middle Class Rut’s debut full-length “No Name No Color”, you’d never guess that this act is a duo. The sound is nothing but massive, but behind it all you’ll find just two guys. They’re called Sean Stockham (vocals, drums) and Zack Lopez (vocals, guitars) and they’ve been playing music together since their teens. First in the band Leisure and now in Middle Class Rut (or MC Rut).
Opener “Busy Bein’ Born” immediately sets the scene for the rest of the album, showing off the band’s potential for rocking the fuck out while injecting the song with melodic hooks that rival the best of 90s alternative rock with a twist of Rage Against The Machine to spice things up even further. First single “New Low” with its mellow vibe is up next, after which “Lifelong Dayshift” bursts out of the speakers and wins you over completely. And that’s just song number four. By then you still have “Sad To Know”, “Are You On Your Way” and “Dead End” to go.
Their strength is that they offer a little bit of everything for everyone while staying consistent with Lopez sounding like a dead ringer for Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell after a particularly hard year of partying. On top of that they convey equal parts angst and anger and succeed in making you believe every single word they utter.
“No Name No Color” is the result of four years of writing songs and then finetuning them on the road during tours with The Bronx, Social D, Them Crooked Vultures and Alice In Chains. And it’s a result that deserves to be heard… one of the contenders for album of the year? I sure as hell think so.
Score: 9 out of 10
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