The Cavemen Go. Yes, they do. The Cavemen Go have kept going through more than a half decade; through two EPs (2003's The Cavemen Go and 2005's Never Part Again) and a full-length album (2009's New Lives); through countless shows at the clubs, bars, cafes and festivals of the Northeastern U.S. Through it all, they've come to be recognized as one of the finest pop bands of the region, consistently solid in songcraft and performance, constantly growing and honing their sound to an ever-sharper point.
Even from the time The Cavemen Go first emerged as a duo (singer/guitarist Jeremy Sage and drummer Bob Rock) in 2003, during the fertile days of the New Haven garage-pop mini-explosion, the band was markedly distinct from their peers. Sage's songwriting channeled the no-frills, hook-heavy sounds of early rock'n'roll without coming off as self-consciously retro. His lyrics and singing conveyed an unabashedly hopeful romanticism, but the kind tempered with dry wit and emotional ambiguity. Those creative tendencies have continued to date. The Cavemen Go don't play throwback pop: What they play is timeless. New Lives, recorded by the members of the band (Jeremy, Bob, keyboardist/singer Emily Hamar and former bassist John Varrone) themselves in an empty apartment above a lawyer's office (a setting so un-rock 'n' roll it is, in fact, totally rock 'n' roll), sees The Cavemen Go further fusing the past and the present. The Brill Building/British Invasion/Motown influences are still there, as are nods to the poppier end of contemporary indie rock, and even shades of country and folk-rock. Simultaneously modern and classic, nuanced and efficient, New Lives showcases the band's punchiest, most urgent melodies yet. And with the arrival of new bassist/vocalist Brian LaRue, the 'Go' are poised for yet another exciting chapter. "We've got our new lives," Sage sings. "Let's get started." Of course, elsewhere, he also sings, "I'll stay committed if you stay combative." Yes, The Cavemen Go sound somehow familiar to the pop connoisseur. But you haven't really heard it before. This could only be The Cavemen Go.
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"Come At Me With a Knife" from 11/14/09 performance at Elm City Popfest, Artspace, New Haven, CT. Video by Jeffrey McMinn.
"The Saddest Affair" from 10/13/09 performance at Church, Boston, MA. Video by Jeffrey McMinn.
"Someone's Always Dying to Break My Heart" from 9/24/09 performance at PA's Lounge, Somerville, MA. Video by Jeffrey McMinn.
"Forget It Claudia" from 6/27/09 performance at Artspace, New Haven, CT. Video by Jeffrey McMinn.
