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The Bad:
The Devil and the Lion sound a lot like a little-known band named Brand New...
...with hints of Manchester Orchestra.
While that's not exactly a bad thing, the unoriginality of it grates on me a bit.
The lyrics and melodies remind of the two previously mentioned bands pretty often.
The lead singer even sounds a lot like Jesse Lacey.
But still, there's worse bands to sound like.

The Good:
There's enough of a difference here for the band to not sound like a total copy of the aforementioned bands.
The rough production suits the band's sound perfectly.
The lyrics (favorite line: "Wait 'till i tell God about the shit you've been up to" from "Throwing Up My Words").
The 'scream till your voice cracks' vocals.
This band sounds passionate as hell.
And in the sea of ridiculous haircuts and vocalists that sound like they're 11-years-old, passion can be hard to find.

High Points:
"Intro"
"The Thief"

If you like Brand New or Manchester Orchestra I suggest you check this EP out.



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    Posted by SilentStorms on 2009-03-04 09:25:21
    My Score:

    I actually enjoyed this review's format. Short and to the point. He's got positive and negative without deeming which one is more poignant. Good call sir. Intrigued enough to listen, but the end game lies within the listen. Dear God that sounds like a fucking mystery novel. Or you're stupid. Either way, I'll check'em out at least. Score is for the review.

    Posted by JonDreamy on 2009-03-03 05:20:39

    Those Classic Vibe Telecasters are supposed to be terrific.

    Anyone played / own one?

    Posted by nocigar on 2009-03-03 03:02:06

    wow, this is excellent stuff. yes, sounds exactly like brand new.

    Posted by hellxblazer on 2009-03-02 23:54:00
    My Score:

    Really really good band. Sucks they broke up, I would have loved to have seen a show.

    Posted by Ravnos on 2009-03-02 16:56:10

    I went to their myspace, and apparently they're broken up. But they're giving their work away for free, so I guess it's still worth checking out.

    Posted by dumhed01 on 2009-03-01 19:00:40

    Haha my bad.

    Posted by llmp on 2009-03-01 15:49:10

    Pretty bad review...might as well have just submitted the last line and called it a day.

    Posted by mikexdude on 2009-03-01 11:21:03

    Yeah... lame review, but it could be worse: track by track reviews.

    Posted by teaessare on 2009-02-28 21:26:24

    wow this pretty much sounds exactly like Brand New, but as you said there are a lot more worse bands to rip off.

    kinda solid though

    Posted by andrewg on 2009-02-28 15:00:54
    My Score:

    yeah man. this review blew. i get it, they sound like brand new.

    Posted by likethemoon on 2009-02-28 14:49:30
    My Score:

    Crap score is for the crap review.

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