Having never heard of the band before I didn't really expect a great deal out of it based on the cover art or anything, but by far one of the most impressive albums I've encountered as of late is "Living in the Fallout", the sophomore full-length from Boston's Far From Finished on Think Fast! Records. I'm a huge fan of being taken by surprise like this by an awesome album that comes out of nowhere and really hits the spot, and that hasn't really been happening very much lately, so I'm glad this disc randomly showed up in the mail a few weeks ago. Stylistically the band sounds quite a fucking lot like The Ducky Boys with a hint more polish 'n' punk amidst all the heartfelt rock 'n' roll, so there's plenty of energy and just enough of an edge in addition to the punchy songwriting and gruff yet catchy vocal melodies and such. As often seems to be the case these days it's nothing I haven't heard before, but I simply can't argue with songwriting this strong. I hate to be keeping these write-ups so damn short, but shit, what else can I say? Just check out the tunes and let the music do the talking...
Far From Finished "Broken"
Far From Finished "Heroes and Ghosts"
Comments
Haven’t heard of the band before, sounds pretty good. Definitely have to check out this cd. By sounding of vocals on these two tracks i’d guess this is recorded and mixed by Jim Seagal @ The Outpost?
9.3.2007 | By markusxKTL
Damn, good ear, man! You’re right, ha…
9.3.2007 | By Andrew Aversionline
i’ve heard couple of songs and really, these are one of the best punkrocksongs of the year!
9.3.2007 | By Stijn
really good release
9.3.2007 | By Jeff
That’s what you get for listening to so much music, heh. Only 2380 original albums have ever been made, and you’ve already heard them all. Great to have you back!
9.4.2007 | By Invisible Oranges
Far From Finished kicks ass!!! This might well be THE album of 2007
9.7.2007 | By brooklyn
All three Far From Finished releases (including the slpit cd) are top notch. I know Steven Neary, the singer, as he was a former student of mine when he was in high school. I think he thinks I only like his music because he was my student, but he couldn’t be farther from the truth. These cds are in my cd player constantly. The new release, Living In The Fallout, is a mature and great-spirited effort. I think more of the band’s influences are shining through on this disc. There’s early Clash in there, there’s Elvis Costello in there, and there’s even a hint of jazz in the cd, but I don’t know where that came from.
Anyhow, aside from Alkaline Trio and Killswitch Engage, there isn’t much out there better than FFF.
—Keith Lenn
http://www.othrs.com
9.22.2007 | By Keith Lenn
THIS BAND IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!
THIS BAND HAS BEEN IN MY CD PLAYER AND iPOD FOR 2 SOLID YEARS I HAVE NOT GOTTEN SICK OF THESE SONGS EVER. IF YOU WANT THE BRUTAL TRUTH ABOUT HOW FUCKED UP LIFE IS THROWN IN YOUR FACE WITH A NICE TWIST OF HOPEFULLNESS THIS IS THE BAND FOR YOU.
THIS BAND TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. THESE GUYS ARE THE FUTURE OF PUNK TO COME. THEY ARE WHAT THE CLASH WERE IN ‘77, THEY ARE LETTING KIDS KNOW THAT “YOU CAN COME HERE AND SEE US…....THEN GO HOME AND DO IT TOO” I THINK MANY KIDS WILL FIND A LIGHT OF HOPE IN THESE SONGS.
I GIVE THIS BAND A BIG FAT 5 STARS. THEY HAVE HELPED ME THROUGH SOME SHITTY TIMES IN MY LIFE AND DESERVE AS MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT AS THE BOUNCING SOULS FOR WRITING MUSIC TO STAND UP AND FIGHT ONE MORE DAY AFTER GETTING KICKED DOWN.
9.29.2009 | By WILLIS