Stepdad also debuted two brand new tracks, “Majesty” and “Harm’s Way,” which continued to showcase its large sound, high-energy hooks and Tafel’s killer beard. The band, made up of vocalist Mark “ultramark” Tafel, keyboardist Ryan McCarthy, guitarist Nathan Klages and drummer Ben Weissenborn, played songs off its 2012 full-length album “Wildlife Pop” like “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails” and “Starfriends On Earth.” When Stepdad took the stage, the Rat turned into an instant dance party, with students getting out of their seats to jump in on the action.Įach track opened with the sounds of nature and chirping birds before diving into soaring synths and booming bass. “We play what we like and what sounds good to us.” “We’re not trying to fit into a specific genre,” Carrier said. The band has an unmistakable sound that’s all its own, yet it carries hints of bands that once dominated the emo scene like Motion City Soundtrack and The Hush Sound. The quartet also has touring plans for January of next year. With plans to release a new record soon, the band is recording at Silver Bullet Studios in Connecticut, working with Greg Thomas of Misery Signals and Chris Teti of The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. “We practice in this shed in the woods with a raccoon, squirrels, a couple of chickens and a bat,” Rosenberg said. When it comes to songwriting, the band says location matters. Gin War finished its set playing songs from its recently released EP, “Half of a Good Plan,” off American Scream Records, including the tracks “Wink” and “Disconnect.” Launching into harder rock sounds, Rosenberg sang with a distinct, angst-filled rasp flanked by Carrier and Planko jamming out fast and loud by his side. The band began its set with two brand new acoustic songs, “Trip” and “Cement.” The guys rounded out the acoustic portion of the show with a cover of “Out of Reach” by The Get Up Kids - a band they have always admired. New Jersey natives Gin War started off the night, comprised of Brandon Rosenberg on vocals and guitar, Kyle Carrier on guitar, Mike Planko on bass and Chad Chammings on drums.
4, as the audience welcomed dark-indie rockers Gin War and the electro-pop outfit Stepdad to the stage for a night of guitar shredding, bass blasting and, of course, great facial hair. The Rathskeller was packed on Tuesday, Nov. Well, I’ve almost reached my certain doom. I could sleep for the next two months straight and still wake up tired. We’re all just hungry and cold and need a nap or two. I still have time, I can turn right around and go back to bed.īut instead I’ll be in a cold room listening to a lecture. There may be more squirrels on this campus than students. Stepping on this crispy, crunchy leaf will unfortunately be the high point of my day Man, at least the squirrels seem happy, frolicking in the leaves.
#Lyrics biting the bullet grouplove install#
They should install traffic lights at all major sidewalk intersections. Maybe if it just gently bumps into me I won’t have to go to class… Oh, great, another white van on the sidewalks driving right towards me. (Exudes the concentration of a brain surgeon while staring at my phone to avoid interaction with someone I hate)Īll right, I think I’m safe, I can look up again. (Consciously stares at cellphone out of fear someone I pass will say hi) (Absent-mindedly stares at cellphone out of boredom) I may have looked like a maniac, but at least I’m back on track. Now I have to resort to a light jog just to get ahead of them. Nah, it’s not like I wanted to get to class on time or anything. Why do people insist on walking five people deep? Leaves are falling, birds are chirping, ah nature… Nope not doing that today. I’m blinded by the sun after being in my dark cave of a room all night. But battle on! We all think the same things while walking through campus, even from the moment we emerge from our dorm rooms, like… And if you’re walking with a friend, convincing yourselves to skip and do something fun becomes all the more easy. If you’re walking alone you may go through immense inner turmoil between trudging forward or turning right back around for a nap. Walking to class is like trying to beat a level in a video game: dodge the service vehicles, hide from the deer, avoid obstacles like construction zones, just to defeat the villain by snagging the best seat in the back of the room. I know classes can be boring and stressful, but just getting there is half the battle.
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