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Before I listened to this EP, I heard The Flanagan Precept live at the Quarterback. I enjoyed their live show more. They are fun, upbeat, musically talented and open individuals that have a lot of fun on stage and are brothers to other bands. The EP is more like Incubus than their newer material which they played in the live show that was more varied and harder.

Kevin’s voice is diverse and is very similar to Brandon Boyd of Incubus; I really enjoy the spin that he puts on each of the songs. The first song, “Compromise,” starts familiar but picks up at the chorus, and honestly I like the song more outside of the chorus, because it’s catchy and well-produced. I like the lead into the chorus and the guitar solo, but the chorus itself seems to take away from Kevin’s talented voice. “Satellite” sounds just like Incubus… next song… “Lay it Down” seemed to have two different moods, the music was harder than the vocals. There could have been a little more of a parallel, but the guitar was fantastic.

The chorus in “Lay it Down” was great; it was hard and matched the mood. The beginning of the next song, “Ride Away,” goes on a little longer than expected, but ended up being one of my preferred songs on the EP. The tempo is faster and it sounds as if it was produced more professionally, as if it could be a song on the radio. “Going Nowhere” has a beautiful bass line, I love it, otherwise it sounds like Incubus again. I hate being repetitive, but it’s true.

The last song, “Velvet,” has a long somber, musical introduction and fills out with a different sound that is not like Incubus at all. In fact, they sound kind of like a soft Buckcherry in this song.

Overall, if this EP is in fact a shape of things to come plus what I have seen in their live performance, these boys have a lot going for them and should be kept on radar. The EP is enjoyable for a first album and their live show is great, hopefully they can get their foot in the local door and build up a fan base.

Self-Released