Rye Coalition "Jersey Girls" - This is their latest EP and is much in the same vein as their last album "On Top." Damn! I'm not sure what it is about these Jersey kids but they just make me crazy. Serious heavy rock 'n roll that just keeps kicking you hard. Plenty and plenty of guitar riffs with thumping bass lines and pounding drums. The vocals half screamed half sung just make it perfect. The lyrics themselves are kind of weird (and sometimes outright silly or trite), but man the music onslaught just doesn't stop. If you're looking for some heavy harsh rock then look no further. Hey, even the metal kids might like a few songs off of this. So play it already!
My Picks: 1, 4, 7
Katie P. 4/10/03

1) Solid midtempo with nice crunchy guitars. Repetitive riff that is quite rockin'. Vocals are sort of screamed and sort of sung. Damn this is some heavy rock. Nice breakdown section too with thumping bass line. Song about a girl gone wild.
2) Again midtempo with a little less of a melody riff. Nice drum work with a lot of cymbal crashes. Heavy bass too.
3) Drums start it off and then guitars come in. Nice! Faster than the others. Picks up a little speed near the end.
4) Solid midtempo with a less heavy rock feel. The beat is almost bouncy and ever so slightly poppy (but not too). Funny lyrics too (asking Sally Ride if he can be her space guy).
5) Ooo, nice guitar riff. Then when lyrics come in the guitars drop out and the bass line comes in heavy. Very cool. Fcc: says "shit."
6) Circular riff to start it off with really heavy bass. Harsh guitars with a strange beat. Wow, great pounding bass line.
7) Nice guitar with thumping drums. It builds up to a nice heavy rock tune. Damn, this is harsh. Drops out to just a bass line and then slowly builds back up (but only very slightly) with about a minute or so to go. It never returns to the harsh rock.