Cattle Drums
The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3
Tiny Engines; 2011
Yes, this will sound rather cheeseball and/or make me come across like an anachronistic old man, but the music of Cattle Drums makes me really nostalgic for the years 1999-2002. In general, those times were filled with lots of angst, contradictions, and frustration (i.e. big questions about my education, career, and belief systems), but my music world opened up in untold directions during that time, setting a foundation for who I am as both an appreciator and critic of music. Reveling in heartfelt passions and rollicking rhythms, The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 is a kinetic eight-song record that calls to mind early mewithoutYou, At The Drive-In, and that exciting, vibrant era of indie guitar rock as second-wave emo was flirting openly with punk and hardcore music.
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