Love, She Wrote

Hot new artist of 2009 - THE DAILY CHORUS

Hot new artist of 2009 - ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE

The asterisk (*) after the album/EP designates at least 100 CDs sold. Any number after the asterisk designates sales of 100 times that number.

6. Love, She Wrote Oh And About Last Night....*4 - Pop punk from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. If it wasn't for the #5 band, they would be the biggest surprise of 2008. - THEDAILYCHORUS.COM

Love, She Wrote and Fallen from the Sky
By Arielle Castillo
Published on January 07, 2009 at 10:35am
Pat yourself on the back for attending Saturday's early-evening, all-ages extravaganza at Revolution. It's sponsored by Music Saves Lives, a California-based group that aims to "create opportunities for people to save lives with simple contributions, and to teach the facts about the effects of what they contribute to." In other words, the organization puts on shows whose proceeds benefit lifesaving charities such as blood banks and bone-marrow registries. And beyond the music, a number of scene-related companies are sponsoring the event, among them Killbrand Clothing and Bad Cat Amps, so expect stickers, display tables, and other goodies that'll make lifesaving pretty fun.

Details:
Love, She Wrote and Fallen from the Sky: With special guests School Boy Humor, Select Start, and Set It Off. Saturday, January 10, Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $10. All ages. 954-727-0950, www.jointherevolution.net
Subject(s):
Love, She Wrote, Fallen from the Sky, Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, Miami local music
One of two headliners is Love, She Wrote, a Fort Lauderdale-based trio that claims influence from classic Nineties early emo/pop-rock acts such as Saves the Day, the Get Up Kids, and Jimmy Eat World. Yay for melody and nuance — there's no useless screaming here, just whip-tight tunes with enough studio polish to appeal to fans of the kinds of bands regularly featured in Alternative Press. In fact the group has garnered a writeup in January's issue of that magazine. - MIAMI NEW TIMES

Good Cause, Good Bands...
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Music Saves Lives is sponsoring tomorrow evening's (Jan. 10) show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that features Love She Wrote, Select Start, School Boy Humor, Set it Off, and Fallen from the Sky.

Music Saves Lives uses blood donations, along with bone marrow, to help others in need. A percentage of funds from this show will go to help this organization. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets can be purchased for $10 at the Revolution Box office or via Loveshewrotemail@gmail.com.

Love, She Wrote were the #6 selling unsigned band on Smartpunk in 2008. The band is also featured in the AP&R section of the Feb. 2009 issue (with All Time Low on the cover) of Alternative Press.

Posted by matt.nistler on January 09, 2009

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Love, She Wrote - Oh! And about last night... (8.3/10)
by Matt Nistler

Pop-punk (or "pop-rock," if you prefer) is a genre that has never really been about innovation or originality. Yes, there are some who will go into great detail describing how innovative and groundbreaking bands such as Blink-182, Midtown, and The Starting Line were, but when it comes down to it most of the music produced in the pop-punk genre ends up sounding pretty much the same. With this being said, there is still a great deal of difference between being a group of generic, predictable pop-punkers, and being a band that puts time and energy into handcrafting songs that just happen to lie in this genre. While Love, She Wrote's music is reminiscent of other bands, these guys are definitely not just another boring, generic group.

Although Oh! And about last night... stretches to only about sixteen minutes in length, it is enough of a scrumptious taste for me to include Love, She Wrote in the same sentence as hot-selling bands like All Time Low and Boys Like Girls. To further the comparisons, this five-track EP was even produced by Paul Leavitt, who produced All Time Low's latest release.

“Bling Bling Baby” is everything one hopes for in an album opener as it delivers heaps of energy and catchy hooks. The first time I heard the track I was overcome with excitement for all of the songs still to come on the EP. This, my friends, is why it is so important for bands to start an album out right.

If I had to identify a single track on the EP that people are bound to dish out band comparisons on, it would be “That Girl is Fierce,” which includes the line “I'll be Romeo and you'll be Juliet” in the chorus. Even so, I can guarantee We the Kings weren't the first band to mention Romeo's love interest in a chorus, nor were they the first band to play this style of music.

After another upbeat and driving track, “Outlaw, Josey Wales,” the following song, “December Nights,” catches the listener off-guard with an acoustic opening and the line “December nights are twice as cold, and I start to shiver again, my heart is broken...” Both the song and instrumentation on it, however, quickly pick up to form another sing-along anthem.

Ending the EP is my favorite track of the entire album, “I Miss You.” Though it is slightly less driving than the previous tracks, acting as a power-ballad of sorts, it is no less catchy then the earlier tracks. I don't think I've ever listened to the track a single time and then just called it a day, as I always end up putting it on repeat. Maybe it's just me being faux-emo, but I love singing along to the line “The hardest part is saying goodbye, I MISS YOU!”

I'm not going to claim that Love, She Wrote are going become the next musical Messiah. I'm not going to say that you've never heard this kind of music before. What I can tell you is there is a reason why this band has been sitting atop the Smartpunk charts and was one of the biggest surprises of 2008, as Oh! And About Last Night... is a quality album that deserves the same level of attention as similar-sounding, signed counterparts.


Artist: Love, She Wrote
Album: Oh! And about last night... (EP)
Purchase: Smartpunk
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Label: Unsigned
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
RIYL: All Time Low, We The Kings, Boys Like Girls
Reviewed By: Matt Nistler

Posted by matt.nistler on January 15, 2009

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