Oh My Rockness ((Narrator))

The Narrator

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There's a fine line between a "messy" and a "sloppy" band. Messy = interesting. Sloppy = practice more. The Narrator have it down how to expertly tippy-toe that fine line, resulting in them just being plain "awesome." This infectious Chicago group of guys play mostly manic, Dischord-meets early Jade Tree-inspired rock that sounds like Trail of Dead meets Cap'n Jazz meets Detachment Kit. They mix chaotic machine-gun guitar outbursts with introspective, highly melodic, arrangements, often abruptly and in mid-song. The ending effect is a stop-start whiplash of tracks that could best be described as "tumultuous anthems."

The Narrator take the best elements of those mid-90's Chicago bands (think angular) and inject it with their own brand of attacking fury that also sounds pretty. This is punk with a heart. We love these guys.

CDs

Such Triumph (CD, 2005)

The Narrator (7", 2003)

Youth City Fire

SHOWLIST

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Articles

04.11 The Narrator mix it up.

07.05 Bound Stems welcome Big Ben Wallace.

12.15 Best Shows of 2005

12.08 Bound Stems' raspy fuzz rock.

09.15 The Narrator play 169 Bar