Seems to me that this will definitely turn out to be a non-screamo week, but why the hell not. You see, there is this band Colors from Colorsland and they turned out to be a well of infinite wisdom, since through them I found out about two more bands that are going to be posted on this blog. This happens to be one of those bands and I'm quite excited about posting it!
Back when I did the Colors interview, I hanged out on their myspace page for some research and stuff, and I saw these guys on their friends list. And as you all know, I am such a sucker for band names that include the words wolf, wolves, werewolf, werewolves, fucking werewolf and so on. One click after I got on their profile and boom, instant love. Even better, Eric happens to be ubercool, so he approved of their posting here and gave me a download link.
There is not much information online about "...So Yeah, We're Werewolves", despite the band having both a myspace page and a bandcamp. They hail from Colorado and judging by their myspace pictures, they are a three piece. No matter their numbers, this pack of wolves makes a lot of noise playing some very interesting punk/post hardcore in the vain of "From Ashes Rise", just less crust and more melodic. I usually don't like comparing bands, but I guess that is also a part of criticism. Anyways, vocals backed up by bass and drum playing, as well as occasional keyboards make the base of this band to be quite unique. The songs they unleash upon your speakers are very hard to describe, since it is a combination of very deep tones, but at the same time the sound has a splash effect and is not focused onto a specific spot, but it's everywhere. That virtue reminded me of the above mentioned "From Ashes Rise", namely the song "Concrete and Steel", just with Werewolves it's minus the d-beat moment, as I wrote already. In addition, their tunes are extremely chaotic, but also melodic at the same time, absolutely creating rushing and chest pounding music. Of course, there are slow tempo instances here and there, but not even long enough for you to rest, the band exploding quickly yet again. See what I mean that it's hard to describe?
One major contributer to the overall chaotic nature of this band is the fact that there is a lot of pack screaming and singing and sometimes you have no idea who is saying what and when. This combined vocal effort really compensates for the lack of a guitar player. Don't be fooled though that a bass alone is not enough! Bass playing here is absolutely stunning in it's own right, really serving well to the whole deep-splashing sound. On several occasions you get to hear the bass almost alone and you actually see that it has a very buzzing sound, but once mixed with both vocals and drums you realize there is a lot more to it. Drumming is, of course, very aggressive, fast and exceptionally pounding, highly enjoyable, especially if you just focus on it.
I am very glad I found out about this project, basically I loved them from the moment I took a listen to them on their myspace page (found here btw). The fifteen minutes on this release really fly by you, one of those albums that you listen to in one breath. As far as I heard, they had a little break, but now they are back together and ready to tear your ears apart once again! Highly recommended band, be sure to check them out.
Seriously the nicest dudes and some of the most insanely talented musicians I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. One of the only bands in Denver actually doing something different and inspiring. They broke up for awhile but it's great to have them back! If you haven't noticed yet, their vocalist Reid does some vocals on "All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling" by Colors.
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