September 2008
6 posts
New Paltz Summer
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Durak Review - Razorcake →
There was something instantly familiar about this album, but not in a been-there-done-that way. More on the comforting side, like a blanket a friend knit you. It could be because the music is the sweet blend of folk punk and indie rock that reminds me why I always like Plan-It-X releases. As is my wont, I liked the poppy, sentimental tracks the best. “Exposure, Processing, and Recording” won me...
Durak Review - Sound As Language →
Durak was released on Plan-It-X but Halo Fauna thankfully leaves the folk-punk in the rearview mirror. In turn, the band delivers some well played indie rock with both a musical and lyrical bite. Halo Fauna beam melodies out from every corner while keeping a quick, steady pace throughout. I keep thinking of Halo Fauna as a more upbeat, full band version of The Mountain Goats. Perhaps that is just...
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Durak Review - Punknews.org →
Most of the time on Durak, Buffalo/Brooklyn’s Halo Fauna manage to break away from the Plan-It-X mold and manage to churn out jangly, indie pop-tinged, casually played folk-punk songs that are much closer to the Weakerthans than the Against Me! of old. The one moment such familiarity rings out is “Rehashing Descartes,” where Eric Ayotte unmistakably resembles a young Tom Gabel....
Durak Review - Collective Zine →
I’d picked up a couple of earlier releases from this band last year, and enjoyed them, so was quite keen to hear their first full release, this being on Plan-It-X. Plan-It-X is not a label I normally associate with bands I enjoy, so I had a slight trepidation in this, but once the first song kicked in all concerns were quickly eroded. The guitars jangle in gently, with a warm and bubbly bass...