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"Brace Yourself - Review"

When one sees a label on a CD announcing a band comes recommended by Hawthorne Heights, one’s opinion instantly falls into one category or the other. The first is the die-hard Hawthorne Heights fan who will check the recommendation out because they believe J.T. Woodruff and his fellow members can do no wrong. The other group will instantly dismiss the recommendation based on their distaste for Hawthorne Heights. While I tend to fall into the latter category, putting aside your snarky preconceptions is necessary in the case of Minneapolis’ Dropping Daylight. Led by vocalist/pianist Sebastian Davin, Dropping Daylight features alternating thrashing instrumentals, impassioned vocals, and perfectly accented piano accompaniments. How exactly can a piano peacefully coexist with hard-nosed rock? Just one listen to Dropping Daylight’s Brace Yourself, and the answer will be crystal clear.

“Tell Me” is a pop-derived anthem of the highest order. Smooth yet aggressive with the right balance of the two sets apart it as one of the stronger tracks on Brace Yourself. The title track continues in the same vein, but this is one of the main issues with the album. Everything sounds like one immense jam session with some piano thrown in for good measure. The album rocks fairly spiritedly as a whole, but the lasting power just melts away into the shadows. Punctuated by a squealing intro, “War Song” is the quintessential Dropping Daylight song. Fifty percent power and fifty percent emotion, this song is just as much Seth Davin’s guitar playing as it is Sebastian’s vocals. The band uses gang vocals are to moderate success on “War Song” as well. They are just enough to accent the lead ones and don’t detract from the music, unlike most other bands’ songs. “Blame Me” puts Dropping Daylight’s post-hardcore side on public display as the impassioned vocals trail perfectly into the piano/guitar song. The only problem with this one is sometimes it sounds like a Seether b-side vocally. If they laid off the aggression just a touch, such as in "Apologies" or the sweet "Lucy," they'd be much, much better off.

Brace Yourself is an unyielding debut effort from Dropping Daylight. I was thoroughly impressed with their musical abilities. Sebastian Davin is a superb young vocalist that I can see going places in the future. The band as a whole will appeal more heavily to the radio audience for their faux-heavy sound that really just boils down to piano-influenced post-hardcore, but that is not a bad thing. Brace Yourself is marred only by the lack of diversity between the songs, but I expect no less than a great album from them next time around. For now, sit back and enjoy one of the only unique post-hardcore bands out there. - Absolutepunk.net


Discography

LP - Brace Yourself - Octone Records - Released June 06

EP - Take a Photograph - Octone Records - Release June 05

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12 STEPS TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DROPPING DAYLIGHT:

1. Yes they're based out of Minneapolis, MN...no they do not know Prince...and yes....its very very cold.

2. Yes its a piano-based hard rock band...Sebastian was classically trained since he was 5...and no he will not play your Hammond B3 Organ...he thinks they suck.

3. Seth, their guitarist, is an adult now. He's been touring with the band since he was 15...but he recently turned 18 and the "little kid" jokes are going to have to stop. He has also grown out of his crush on Hilary Duff.

4. Yes they draw from piano singer-songwriter influences like Ben Folds, Fiona Apple and Billy Joel...but they also take inspiration from their childhood rock heroes from Weezer, Foo Fighters, Deftones, and Smashing Pumpkins.

5. Half the band are vegetarians...the other half enjoy mutilating animals for their own consumption...both halves feel very strongly about their views on the culinary arts...although the veggie half are pussies.

6. Dropping Daylight feels like name-dropping is a sign of immaturity and weakness.

7. Dropping Daylight have toured recently and are really good friends with Simple Plan, Motion City Soundtrack, Jason Mraz, Plain White Ts, Taylor Hawkins, Mae.....and they even saw Dave Grohl once.

8. They played with Papa Roach and Jason Mraz a couple days apart and emerged from the week confused about their place in this world.

9. Rob (Bass) and Allen (Drums) both enjoy their beards. Rob feels like its the source of his mojo and charm. Allen just likes beards.

10. Their debut record "Brace Yourself" sums up about 6 months of their life experience...and about 2 months worth of drinking wine, eating bagels, and recording in New Jersey...(which is nothing like Minnesota).

11. Dropping Daylight has been in a couple accidents with their van and trailer...nothing bad enough to worry about...but bad enough that they can't pick up girls in their dented-ass transport.

12. Dropping Daylight is a band. A rock band. A Piano-rock band. A songwriter's band. A great live band. A very energetic band. Dropping Daylight is a very energetic-great-live-piano-rock-band for people who love great songs. But mostly...they're guys...from Minneapolis...in a band...called Dropping Daylight.

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