Review written by Benny B of Messes & Miracles
What
do you get when you combine gritty punk rock vocals with diverse alternative
rock sounds created in Mississauga? You get an alternative punk/rock band from
Mississauga called RIOTING REVERB. Nothing overly technical, just straight up
alternative rock sounds with touches of folk music deeply rooted in punk. The
only thing I can suggest is a better quality recording and maybe a producer but
all in all its definately a good start to something cool, I’ll be keeping my
ears open for this group.
The
EP ‘High, I’m Your Neighbour” embellishes all that is punk with brief elements
of ska to introduce their opening track ‘This Wasn’t it’. The second track off of the EP ‘Respirator’
starts off with a sick Tom Petty-esque guitar riff and the guitar solo that
comes in later in the song is probably the coolest piece of music on the entire
EP (in my opinion). ‘Old Stories’ is the 3rd and by far best and
most complete track on the EP. The song starts off with Harmonica accompanied
by an acoustic guitar that comes at ya quick outta the gate. For an extremely
long track this song flows nicely between transitions and the harmonica
definately helps create that needed blend and texture to make this song work.
If
you are into Social Distortion, Frank Turner and Gaslight Anthem then the odds
are you might be into these guys. Keep your eyes peeled for their upcoming
video for the track ‘This Wasnt it’ and be sure to check out a show as I hear
these gents frequent the Toronto area clubs. You can check them out at www.riotingreverb.bandcamp.com and www.facebook.com/riotingreverb !
~BennyB~
