This NYC band has been around since 2002 with creative guitar work and a melodic rock sound that compares well with The Strokes, The Get Up Kids, Foo Fighters and The Marvelous 3. The Moore brothers lead a bouncy beat over the opener “Better than Suicide” full of hard rock hooks. These are the happiest songs about misery I’ve heard in a while. “Die” continues the formula and is another gem. “Black is Black” has shades of Fountains of Wayne, with it’s solid chord structure and guitar solo breaks. There is pop perfect harmony on “Emotional Scar” with driving riffs, that almost comes across like Cheap Trick – and my favorite song on the album. “No Life” is as good as anything Dave Grohl could ever write and builds to a satisfying chorus of “It’s alright, it takes time, there’s a life for me if you want.” So overall, the theme of the music is hope (I think). Things lighten up for “Maybe You Win” with casual strum and those great harmonies again, this is another highlight of the album. The entire album is consistently good with no filler here. Although, the epic five minutes of “December’s Gone” borders on old style arena rock. Orange Park is definitely a band you should take a chance on – your ipod has room for this.
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This video is from the previous album, but it’s a good representative of what they sound like.