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by dan schreiber (franzDan) / phil prather (AnalogBoy) - Mar 01, 2005
Berry - Sunday Morning Radio & The Manor EPs Review #1 - Dan Schreiber There are no track titles to the songs on Berry's Sunday Morning Radio, don't even think about finding anything else out about this band, I have no idea where they're from or how to get their music, but its quirkiness is what originally attracted me to this EP. It is in a brown lunch bag, folded in half, tied with twine, and with a one cent stamp on it. I also really like one cent stamps; I am currently trying to collect thirty-seven of them so I can mail a letter. Perhaps this is also why I like the band. The songs are pretty good too, they definitely sound like Death Cab, but maybe a little more mainstream rockier. None of the songs particularly stand out though, I don't have a favorite off this EP. They are all pretty good, but not especially great. They are new of course, and have time to grow, their fault is that they are too new, obviously they dont have a contract of any kind, and I dont know if they play shows, but hopefully in a while they will. But, another part of my liking them is that I feel like I might possibly be getting in on Berry at the ground floor, and when they go triple platinum, I'll be like "I was listening to Berry when they were still packing cds for lunch!" Review #2 - Phil Prather Little is known about Berry. Their five-song EP, The Manor EP doesn't even run for 20 minutes. Berry could very easily be seen as a Death Cab for Cutie type of band. Their music is fairly mellow and relaxing. The male and female vocal harmonies are well performed and the songs are simple and make for easy listening. Track 3 has somewhat of a Cursive feel to it, but Berry doesn't step far from their normal formula of relaxing indie-rock with male/female vocals. Little information was provided with this release. No website, no track listing, or band member names. Death Cab fans might enjoy Berry, if they can find any information on how to get a hold of their music. |