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In baseball there are minor league systems below the highly cherished major leagues; each team possess several farm clubs that allow young prospects to climb in the rankings. The purpose of the minor league teams is for the pro club to support and develop future big leaguers. Drive-Thru Records have taken a note from sports leagues and have created Rushmore Records, a subsidiary that nurtures young talent that is not quite ready for the bigger label.

Self Against City have the pleasure of throwing out the first pitch for Rushmore Records with their debut Take It How You Want It. The six-song EP is just as banal as the bulk of material being released on Drive-Thru. Emo rock stacked up with plenty of infectious guitar melodies and attractive chorus’ inhibiting adolescent lyrical content, bellowed by a charming young man’s voice. In this case, the vocalist comes off as a cross between Drive-Thru’s piano rocker, Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate), and a pubescent Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw, Head Automatica).

For rookies, these songs are respectable and the band has the potential to catch the ears of the youth; however, without diversification, their position is already filled by major league players the Starting Line and the Early November.



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    Posted by xmonachettix on 2007-09-08 23:02:54
    My Score:

    yeah, i love this band. seriously.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 8:12 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    I heard one song and fell in love, I couldnt say I loved them actually until I heard it. I heard the album and listened to it for hours. I LOVED IT! so no talking crap on this hunnys.
    ____Oreo182

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 1:54 AM (EDT)

    i think the band is rad personally.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 9:59 AM (EDT)

    when i heard some song of theirs on a sampler i thought it was the something corporate guy's side project. decent song, but yea, totally unoriginal and sounds pretty much how you think a young band on drive thru's side label would sound. just emo-pop. chicks will love it.

    paul

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 4:09 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Yeah, dudes - sure does sound a lot like Something Corporate. But it's a lot better than the other shit this god-awful label's putting out. Their other bands are fucking unbearable!

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 10:03 AM (EDT)

    This album deserves a listen. Fans of Something Corporate would definetly dig this. "Speechless" is a great tune off this album.
    -chris

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 5:27 PM (EDT)

    emo sucks

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 3:10 PM (EDT)

    I don't think you suck, Kirby.

    Posted by Marlon on 2005-05-22 09:10:10

    kirby, you really suck at reviews. stop, please.

    If you got the box of shit Brian sent him to review you wouldn't be to enthused with your reviews either...

    Posted by Anchors on 2005-05-21 13:22:44

    Kirby,

    Soulbleed is right. That's why he's been staff for well over a year, and you're just some random registered user.

    Oh wait...

    - Neil Patrick Harris

    Posted by Marlon on 2005-05-21 12:05:25

    Tatecore...

    Posted by soulbleed on 2005-05-21 01:01:55

    kirby, you really suck at reviews. stop, please.

    Posted by Cos on 2005-05-21 00:16:19

    And really, with so much music out there, why would you want to spend your money on music that isn't "quite ready" for a shitty label like Drive-Thru?

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 10:50 PM (EDT)

    This review was short and great.

    -Ken

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 8:55 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    dear record labels!
    please stop releasing all this emo and metalcore shit en masse!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 6:38 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    good review. i did a show for this band and they played exactly how you described the album. im actually listening to Day At The Fair right now, and i think its safe to say you can use the exact same review twice.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 2:46 PM (EDT)

    Haha, can I use that comment in the Day At the Fair review I have cooking Brian?

    - Kirby

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 1:56 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Just to continue with the baseball analogy....

    Drive-Thru Records bands are the Kansas City Royals of the MLB.

    -Chinatown

    Posted by inagreendase on 2005-05-20 11:38:00
    My Score:

    This whole Rushmore thing needs to make like a paper airplane and fold.

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