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Impressions
It's time to look into the future.
That's right, readers, let's look to the future, all the way to the
year two thousand.... and nine, because that's when Killbutton's
eponymous EP dropped (and recently popped up in our scouring of
bandcamp oddly enough). Though it's been 5 years since Killbutton got
together to make rock music, this four track EP still holds up
extremely well today, mainly because it doesn't sound like what
passes for 'rock' in a mainstream sense today. If I'm honest, it
sounds like a band channeling a 90's alternate rock sound through a
2010's lens; 'My Karma' reminds me a lot musically of
Ænima/Undertow-era Tool for instance (just listen to that intro and
tell me I'm wrong), and the other tracks come off as female-fronted
Foo Fighters with Grohl behind the kit. The the vocals are straight
forward and earnest, and in being so come up a sounding a little
underpowered fronting the harder hitting music behind them (the
drummer really gets his moneys worth from the skins). I was waiting
for the slyness that Ms. Paz's voice uses quite effectively to erupt
into something with emotional edge, but the build up never really
comes. It's the same even keel for most of the songs and a real
missed opportunity, here on their debut EP (their most recently
released record shows they've worked this kink out to a degree). The
drumming and guitar are commendable, and are what make this EP worth
listening to, which I suggest every one do. It's not the best hard
rock you'll hear this year, but it hits upon a weirdly compelling
hard rock sound that keeps drawing me back in. Give Killbutton a
shot.
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