Northern Liberties – Secret Revolution (Neo-Zine)

This band doesn’t color inside the lines. They are going to be tough to categorize. I’m going to go with something like experimental post-punk or maybe experimental post hardcore. There are no guitars. They use vocals, drum, percussion, and bass. The vocals are very offbeat and oddball sounding. They are a-typical for punk. They use a lot of echo, makes it almost sound like there are more than one person singing. The bass plays leads. The lyrical content is a bit vague (or maybe abstract) in a poetic sort of way that begs individual translation. The art-core crowds will like this, as will the smarter punks, and maybe even some of the screamo kids. Its probably not going to be everybody’s idea of a good time simply because it lacks a frame of reference. How do we take these guys? Who’s the target audience? What are you going for? I’m left with a lot of questions. The band sounds great. The talent is obvious. The hard work is evident. Why won’t people get it, probably because that would take an effort. If you try, its not difficult at all to find a lot of valuable listening in this CD.