I’m sorry, but I find this EP to be pretty much…lame. The self-titled product of House Of Fools, the Greensboro, North Carolina-based sextet isn’t doing it for me. That isn’t to say that they aren’t talented. I’d venture to say they are, and that their stage revue would be more rewarding than your average group of six or so dudes singing heartfelt, yet clever songs. The piano and keys of Matt Bowers make for some bouncy, melodic tracks and Josh King certainly is no squealing, near-death aardvark-sounding vocalist behind the microphone. It’s your typical, emotionally driven rock experience that sways more toward the Wilco crowd than your Dashboard kids. The five tracks on this EP, however, just don’t seem to crack the almonds for me.
Not to mention that it comes in the EP format. I find most band efforts falling short of success with the EP. At best, releasing an EP is gamble. Is it a statement? Will anyone listen? Will your fans consider it a collector’s item or a coaster? Or will they interpret it to be a part of a convoluted marketing plan? Was it just too hard to wait till the next six songs are ready?
Hell, with the ferocity of the internet music pirates these days, I guess I can’t blame the House Of Fools for releasing something now… before those ravenous bastards stick their sharpened USB drives into growing creative baby of an album in progress, only to suck whatever small amount of potential it had…the positive results of multiple musical gems existing in harmony of a complete album structure, belittled by the lightning-quick assault of heavy downloading…
What a dicey tangent, especially in this day and age of bands embracing the pirate culture and riding the wave of blitzkrieg publicity, and those fighting the transition to the death.
Back to the point: this EP isn’t horrible, I just don’t find it to be particularly enticing. It’s like being at a premium open bar, but not realizing it until you’ve accidentally paid for three Bud Lights. Not an entirely bad situation, but we all know the real deal should and will be much better.
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