Member Since: 27/05/2008
Band Website: www.louisvillenoise.com
Band Members: Andrew Padon - Vocals
Duncan Cherry - Guitar
Nate Smallwood - Bass
Sean Roberts - Drums
Influences: from Joe Stumble - Last Days of Man on Earth
"Another amazing release on the Noise Pollution label, this 7inch by The Straight A’s is straight up going on my Best of 2009 list. I know its early in the year still, but I don’t see it getting much better than this. What The Straight A’s seem to understand, that many of their contemporaries forget, is not sticking around longer than necessary. None of these songs clock in at over a minute and a half. Why should they? The Straight A’s understand how to make a point. What’s the point in sticking around afterwards? These are the Last Days of Man on Earth, peoples. We have more important things to consider. The songs on the EP are generally built around a fluid bass/drum pattern with all kinds of guitar noise careening over the top. The lyrics are generally succinct, to the point and don’t follow any verse/chorus bullshit. The approach is very similar to what Watt, Boon and Hurley were doing in the 1980s even if the sound is relatively different. From what I understand, The Straight A’s are working on an album and I bet its gonna have like 10,000 bad-ass songs on it. That’s cool cuz I wore out my copy of Double Nickels on the Dime years ago and nobody has of yet come up with a worthy follow-up."
Record Label: Noise Pollution
Type of Label: Indie