first impressions are everything, and the first impression i got from the webelos was a great one. okay, so actually it's a sequence of three firsts, but bear with me. it makes sense, i swear. (sort of.) so i was hanging out online, refreshing my twitter feed every thirty seconds like usual. and BAM! an @reply from someone i didn't recognize. it was the lovely webelos tweeting to tell me they liked the writing in this little blog here. and asked if i'd be interested in reviewing their new ep. WELL DUH, OF COURSE I WOULD! free music is the best, and this was the first band to ask me to review something on my blog. so naturally, i was extremely flattered and honored and stoked that they wanted me to listen to their tunes. nervous though, too. (what was i supposed to say if they sucked?) fortunately, that wasn't a problem.
the second and third first impressions (yeah, hush.) came when i checked out their myspace. the first song playing was "shift your gears" and i immediately thought of head automatica. major bonus points in my book. head automatica was my jam back in the day. and the next song was "oh miki", which reminded me of ben folds. more bonus points. now you're probably thinking i'm crazy to compare a band to both head automatica and ben folds, but give the webelos a chance and you'll see what i mean. for being a newborn band that just formed in 2009, they have a solid sound of their own and have some really great tunes. the webelos' first ep "model citizen" is six great tracks of pop rock and it's damn catchy. opening with my personal favorite "shift your gears", they suck you in and keep you listening. "can't look at you" gets your head bobbing, your feet tapping and and your fingers not so secretly playing hooks on your air guitar. "oh miki" is next with some sexy slow jams and great falsettos (ben folds like yeahhh) and "lucky roll", "peace for the wicked" and "souvenirs" keep this ep finishing strong.
being from chicago doesn't hurt either, you know my love affair with that city and it's music scene. i've heard the webelos' name thrown around a bit in my circle of friends from chi-town, but hadn't given them much thought until now. and i'm glad they reached out to me, because i'll definitely be keeping them on my radar. so if you like really solid pop rock, check out the webelos. after all, they're "hip as a neckerchief, clean as a sopabox" according to their myspace.
www.myspace.com/webelos
www.twitter.com/TheWebelos
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