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The Box Social's first LP is due out later this year, and this song will presumably be on it. (It's also possible that this is from their debut EP, which I don't have, but since they've disowned that record, I doubt it.) While it's true that the hard-edged sound of Blown to Bits is nowhere to be found in this song, it remains a harder approach than their previous EP, which was described to me as "pop-punk," but which I think would be more correctly classified as college rock. This song sounds like something on the hard end of the spectrum in the genre that I'm calling rademo (rayd-ee-moh) -- the radio-friendly emo-style rock of bands such as Jimmy Eat World and Death Cab. It'll be interesting to see if they can pull it off, since rademo is best characterized by its easy tendency to slip into LiveJournal soundtracking for 14-year-old girls, and I don't think that fits with the Box Social's tone at all.
Posted by Aaron S. Veenstra ::: 2006:05:05:08:00
Where did the band name come from? There was a band in the Victorville California area with the same name two years ago, or perhaps even three years ago. Just curious.
I'm not sure where the name is from -- I assumed it's from that Simpsons episode where Homer is forbidden to hold any parties or "box socials" -- but these guys are all Wisconsin. I've heard of another band called Box Social in Illinois, so who knows how many are out there.