PRESS
Welcome to the Press Page….below are links to some of the press ReVoLtReVoLt has received in 2009/10.
Heidi Kraay – Boise Performing Arts Examiner.com *Review 8/12
Since emerging in August 2007, ReVoLtReVoLt’s shockwave sound continues to tighten immensely. Their Thursday night show at Neurolux opening for Woven Bones was no different: electrifying as usual.
Chris Bock, Jasin Serna and Ben Brunn’s progressive rock tones paint a post-apocalyptic war zone landscape. The semi-short songs contain ferocious subject matter, beginning understated like bubbles popping out of hot lava, then gaining momentum, revving up with raw energy until mounting to a tribal thunder collision.
Lyrics like, “America’s on fire and we’re all on fire…” and “Glowing red light like a fire that burns ‘til the end of time. It’s a time to feel alive,” express moods existentially accepting an ugly world while facing an enemy square in the eye, bold and ready.
Serna on drums digs in aggressively with a high-spirited pitter-patter frenzy. Brunn’s bass clicks off at a rigorous pace too, both like punching typewriters and adding machines rat-a-tatting together in a state office with fifty secretaries burning their fingers on keyboards. Then Bock’s soft whispering vocals progress to megaphone shouts. On guitar, he generally lets the groove stay beat-heavy. He accentuates Ben and Jasin’s rhythm with chords buzzing fuzzy tremors, waiting for just the right time to climb his fret-board in mean wails.
The band shares unbeatable priceless moments like in “Farewell Address” when Serna, Bock and Brunn line up in precise perfection like a firing squad unloading three rounds in choreographed synchronicity.
This unity makes for solid maturity in a set but as a working band, too. ReVoLtReVoLt has grown at a swift rate, developing a steady fan base between frequent tours. Their potential backs up its fist for a more powerful swing as they prepare for a national tour with Built To Spill this fall.
Their first album is a fitting showcase for the punk-infused trio. Released November 17 through label Spark and Shine, Chordata blends ReVoLtReVoLt’s riveting sound with flavor varied just a smidgen from their shows, so be sure to give both album and live performances a listen.
others:
http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/tour-of-booty/Content?oid=1597242
http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/ArticleArchives?author=1512126
http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/a-germany-seattle-boise-connection/Content?oid=1268505
