MP3 roue - upward heroic motive
atomically charged and wholly unstable brand of rock. If it doesn''t make your head explode, it''ll rock you in that slightly off-kilter fashion that makes you want to throw your body around without the slightest concern for where you''ll end up.
10 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Hard Rock, ROCK: Punk
Details:
Roue'' has been sonically seducing Cleveland for the
past several years with their blend of hard hitting
spaceindie splatter music. After recording a self -
released EP Roue'' went through a slight line - up
change adding Steve Melhman (of Pere Ubu/Rocket
From the Tombs fame) to the mix. Roue'' has now
redefined their sound with a rock solid bottom,
guitars that blow your head off and vocals out of
left field. The band released their debut album with Exit Stencil Recordings May 10th.
"Score 4/5.
Who: the best band we''ve heard from cleveland since---well, in a really long time.
Sounds like: fractured post-punk that channels the noisy gap between Thurston Moore and Kevin Shields.
How is it?: If Upward Heroic Motive is the soundtrack to a nervous breakdown (and it very well could be), rip off the knob and pass us a straightjacket.
Rocks like: The Fall. Television. My Bloody Valentine."
-Alternative Press
"Upward Heroic Motive is an unexpected treat. Reminiscent of ''90s post-punk icons Drive Like Jehu minus the math, Roué are relentless in assailing their instruments and your ears in turn. Borrowing tricks from ''90s hardcore and post-punk, along with occasional straight-up rock riffs, the Cleveland, Ohio quartet creates an atomically charged and wholly unstable brand of rock."
-Splendid e-Zine
" Lead singer Justin Coulter at times sounds like Television era Richard Hell . . .The rhythm section is a freight train at full - throttle . . . blends indie, feedback - based drone, with smatterings of right coast hard core. The Upward Heroic Motive is a surprisingly polished debut. Once you board the train, there''s no getting off until the end of the line."
- UDC Advocate
" Roue''s sound comes with lacerating guitars and even
sharper wit. "
- Cleveland Scene