Busses: Busses

Busses
Busses
Self-Released [2010]









Fire Drill Review:
Any time the word Prog, Art or Experimental is used to describe a band, you never are quite sure what you may be in store for, so I must say that some caution was used in checking out the Philadelphia trio Busses self-titled debut album. The yellow flag instantly was put away, as lead off track "Foundation Myth" cranked on with its confident rock, which includes an organic free flow jazz undertone, short explosions of high pitched punk vocals and a consistent steady guitar that can escalate at any moment. This of course all happens in the first four minutes of the record and continues for its duration. Busses have already developed a knack for kicking off a song with simmering vocal melodies and complementing instrumentation that explodes into different arrays of sound which feels natural and totally pulls you into their world. This style and structure of creating songs within songs makes Busses debut a true Inception of the music world and is solid through and through, which you just might need a "kick" to get out of!

Key Track: "Methods & Procedures"

Band With Similar Fire: Karate

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-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony