sounds like violence

i can't say i had high expectations of band with a name like sounds like violence. nor the fact that it is on deep elm records. this band just has emo/punk written all over it but thankfully it didn't stop me from checking out the pistol ep. it sure is punky, but with a pop flair, and it might pass for the blood brothers' scandinavian cousins. basically, it is great album for those of us that like their pop with spikes. the band is definately competent though it is not breaking any new ground. the band's singer is, however, the band's biggest selling point. the above song, grow/blow, bears more than a passing resemblance to afghan wigs' early output and is the stand-out track here. if sounds like violence can expand their sound and range in this directions we may be in for a treat. right now, sounds like violence sounds like an interesting proposition - but one wonders where they are headed. they migh settle for a competent pop-punk band but they might also, and hopefully, start living up to their name. now if only they wrote lyrics like dulli.