Fillmore Jive, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, apparently changed their name to The Modulated Tones, but the demo that I am currently listening to is Fillmore Jive?s ?Rock Bottom.?
Most bands that I come across show direct reference to their self-proclaimed influences. This band, I can appreciate for not sounding like a replica of any single one of their idols. Though, perhaps lacking in the raw luster that their influences have provided over time (the Velvet Underground, The Jesus and Mary Chain, or My Bloody Valentine), Fillmore Jive brings progression, garage rock distortion, and spacey fuzz to the table.
?4-2-2? begins with a ?chip on the shoulder? kind of mission, ending with an explosion of guitar, lyrical outburst, and warning. ?Pish Posh? has a nice groove to it. The lead singer has boyish vocals with a cool cat attitude (similar to that of 90?s band Pavement), yet the attitude might not be pushed enough.
I wish that the lyrics were a little more thoughtfully put together as a whole, specifically in reference to track 3, ?Dig.? The energy of the vocals work nicely toward the end of the song when the progression of the music command it. Though, initially, there is a struggle to empathize with the message of the lyrics in order to truly appreciate the song. Track 4, ?Rotten Apple,? does not seem rotten enough. Track 5, ?Epic,? is not quite ?epic? enough, but epically blasts into an aneurism or brain seizure that sympathetically fades into a mourning nostalgia. Last, but not least?track 6 ends the demo with ?Hang/Glide.? This makes me think of the only band within the genre of music that is not referenced by Fillmore Jive?s Facebook page as an influence, Guided by Voices. Like Guided by Voices, you may skim through a couple songs, but eventually you find one that you keep playing for whatever reason. All songs may provide hope, but one song specifically confirms it. This is how I feel about the final track of ?Rock Bottom??ironic?
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