Homegrown, at this point a legendary clipping of punk and its past 10 years of stage proves it worth of such a title in an E.P. titled, “When it all comes down”. Simply powerful is this Drive-Thru Records roster heavyweight. Packed with plenty of punch, track 2 “Cross My Heart” while a play on words from anyone’s kindergarten days is the playfully perfect candidate for video stardom. “I cross my heart and hope to die, Stick every needle in these eyes, Inject this air into my veins, If it would bring you back to me” Beginning with a violin accompanied acapella introduction, this track exemplifies the melting of musical genre.

In your face and abrupt are the chord changes and finger feedbacks from the guitars in Track 3, “I Was Right About This Time” . Next up is the power love ballad, “Midnite City Sky”. “Cigarettes and lonely nights, my stomach burns with butterflies, this emptiness feels like a midnight city sky”. Picking up the pace for par is the antagonistic “I Win, You Lose”. Not exactly a love song, could this even be considered reaching out to a loved one? “Threaten me with suicide, desperate for attention, This is your night, Don’t want to compromise, your dying need for attention, This is your last, your last defeat”. Closing things out on this disc is “What Would Love Do Now”. An equally as perfect hyper tension track, featuring harmonic slow downs, and echoed instrumental collaborations. Keep an eye on the shelves for this short but sweet Power Pop Punk record, set for release October 26th,2004.

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