the detachment kit

ricochet

from chicago. most of the time they rock. but somtimes they don't. and it is difficult to tell which suits them better. they may suffer from a multiple personality disorder as a band. their rock is urgent, their quiet stuff sincere but onstage they are clowns. caught them at the lit lounge this summer where they were wearing costumes. it is a perfectly good reason to hate a band for wearing costumes. but in this case it had the opposite effect. their 2001 album They Raging, Quiet Army was just plain superb. their new one Of This Blood probably reaches higher in places but is not as consistent but contains the pretty song of the year, ricochet.

over at epitonic, a couple of songs from They Raging, Quiet Army

over at self-starter foundation, a couple more. if you are in the states they are offering a great deal.