self-evident
SELF-EVIDENT
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dpg 13, 2007) |
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THE NEW SCHEME #17
Self-Evident
Self-Titled
After nearly a decade as a band, Self-Evident are
releasing just their second full length. Their debut, 2005's
Epistemology was angular and technical, but never too
daunting. But since that record, Self-Evident replaced their
drummer. Not surprisingly, there is a smoother feel to these
new songs with the change. There are still plenty of odd
rhythmic twists and turns, they just aren't the focus most of
the time. Before, the band relied mostly on controlled chaos.
Some of that chaos remains, though it's bound together
tightly by deliberate, but rarely obvious melodies. The effect
is reminiscent early Joan Of Arc, especially in the guitar
and bass work. The vocals aren't usually a big focus of the
songs, though they are hardly sparse. They're half spoken
and half sung, which is a common approach that works well
for Self-Evident. The vocal lines are conscious enough of the
rest of the song never to intrude, without seeming timid or
inconsistent.
Self-Evident have never been a band in a hurry to pump
out recordings and the time put into every song is obvious.
This brings to mind other consistently innovative and fairly
obscure bands like Volante or Traindodge. They all combine
the varied technical approaches of the last couple decades
of melodic Midwestern indie rock for a result that is both
familiar and challenging. [Anderson] Double Plus Good
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