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sons of august
2+ albums
folkrockpunk
about
The band are as much of a surprise to its members, as they are to their audience. Four young men with pedigrees in punk, they teeter on the verge of something all their own. Though individually harboring different influences, as a collective they bridge the gap between the pop sensible, and the urgency and ethic of their first love. Frontman Matt Sessions' distinctively earnest voice delivers with the utmost sincerity, intensified by a forlorn mandolin trailing each word. Holding it all up is the expert groundwork of the rhythm section. Talented yet tasteful, the bass and drums offer no pretenses. Full of creative quirks and nuances, they're not fooling anyone with seemingly simple backbeats. The band ceased to be a boys' club with their newest addition, the multi-talented Maggie Malyn. Aside from the violin and guitar, she also lends her sweet voice to the band, creating harmonies, and charming man and woman alike with poise and grace that was missing before. The songs are well-worn when lovelorn ("The Forgetting Curve"), or channeling utter disenchantment in some, such as "Almost Dead", a testament to solitude and the seemingly infallible bond of friendship. In rare instances, even optimism is beckoned, in songs such as "Winter Horoscopes", whose Telecaster twang conveys a glimmer of hope for new love on the rocks. There is not much one can say about such a new band, still searching to define. The title of their yet-to-be-released debut "Vaudeville", by name, proves d
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