Complex, eclectic pop (verging on emo-core) that would sound a lot more at home in Chicago than San Diego. But then, that's where mass media comes in, I guess.
Each song is defined by a single guitar line, around which everything else eventually falls in. Everyone from Pavement to the Silver Jews to Boys Life incorporates this concept with varying degrees of success. Ruby Falls is better than most.
The only real clue is in the lyrics (and obviously, the voices), but Ruby Falls is made up of four women. I hesitate to bring such a loaded observation into a review, but some folks like to know. That fact doesn't affect the quality of the music in any way (for better or for worse), but. like I said, the lyrics are somewhat indicative.
Ruby Falls has crafted a fine set of songs, at once raging and contemplative. It takes talent, inspiration and hard work to come to an achievement like this, and the band is due all praise. A revealing and impressive accomplishment.
If Pavement used the other bathroom. I liked everything I heard here. This band isn't afraid to rock hard, string out a song or play a guitar riff that doesn't quite work.
Some clever musicianship behind this all girl outfit ranging somewhere in the midst of the ever-coined, mathrock. Admitting you can't take this at face value, will force you to plunder forward, deeper, into something more meaningful, but at the same time when their too pop transitions arise it's hard to sit patiently for the Fire Party-esque dynamics to kick in. With a host 7"er's under their belts it's good to see the whole picture, which shows promise.
New York based four piece rock it up Squirrel Bait style. Loud noisy/quiet subtleties - Neil Young does Louisville like, as played by indie rock all star ladies. Sometimes it reminds me of a more dirgy Tsunami with a bad attitude, with the southern mathrock slapped on for fun. Definitely worth a couple of listens.
This band is bursting with creativity; three singers, including Cynthia of Retsin and Half-Cocked fame, a fantastic drummer, intense lyrics. More like Scrawl or Come thematically and musicallt than west coasters Sleater-Kinney, they nonetheless share the DIY politics and neo-feminism of that scene. It's not as alienating as math rock, but more complicated rythmically than most female (or male) bands get. While the pacing can get laborious, their instruments sound sharp and the emotion pushes it over the attention span speed bump. This is, as they say, a class act.
