I got this new For Serious This Time disc in the mail only a few days after I downloaded the album off of If You Make It. So, I figured it was a sign that I should jump right in and review this sucker. Especially considering I let the band’s last submission to SAL languish on my desk for months before discovering the goodness within. Not a lot has changed here, For Serious This Time are still doing the whole jangly emo thing remarkably well. This set of songs does cut back on the twinkly emo vibe a bit and just seems more straight forward and refined to me. All the while the band keeps the loose house show feel of their previous release and scores yet another winner.
Label: Life On An Island
For Serious This Time “Fog Bank”
These guys rule, this is what I’ve been listening to lately myself. Definitely get a Promise Ring kind of feel, Kickball-esque frantic drumming, and even The Ergs! kind of pop up here and there (e.g. in “Karen Room, “I know I’m older now because all this food I used to hate …” has Ergs written all over it).
http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/for-serious-this-time/when-you-re-in-it/
Ha, I approved your comment with but that exact link is already in the review fyi.
Caught them live the other night in Bethlehem, Pa…
they are even moar amazing live than on their records!
definitely check them out if you get the chance,
great review, great EP, fuckin’ rad band.