Fuscia - Braille in Audio + Live at Rim Rock
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Name: Fuscia Album: Braille in Audio Released: 2006 Members: Website: www.fusciamusic.com |
I heard about, and heard, Fuscia for the first time at the Kevin Says / Hot Topic stage in 2006. They were the first band up. My friends in Strap-On Tools were the last band on the stage. Notice any familiar names in the members section? Mikey ended up moving from one Warped Tour band to another. Good on ya mate!
Their myspace defines them as Alternative. I would define them more as rock. Let’s not get tangled up in labels here. The songs have a great beat and are up-tempo enough to be uplifting. There’s no screaming and actual vocals, not often do boys sing anymore, which is a pleasant break for my eardrums. The fact the singing is pleasant too is no complaint of mine.
There’s five songs on this album, or EP, alright I admit I don’t know where the cutoff is between an EP and an album. But they’re all similarly themed, with common elements throughout that make you know it’s the same band. Even though I’m not a fault-picking person, I can’t pick any faults with any of the songs. While I’m generally not thrilled with songs having the same name with versions, or parts, Fallen Angels and Fallen Angels part 2 are very good titles for their respective songs.
I listen to Fuscia in my car, nonstop, for the past 2 weeks. Not just trying to get this review down, but because I honestly like the music. That’s go to say something. I can play any one song on repeat for hours and not get tired of it.
Oh, you have to see their live show. I didn’t really get to see Fuscia at Warped tour but I did get to see them May 5th at the Rim Rock in Ajax, Ontario. For a stage the size of my futon mattress, 4 band members, and 3 camera guys doing nothing but tripping all over the band members, these guys have an awesome live show.
They play with each other on stage. Not in *that* way you sick perverts. But there’s lots of movement, there’s lots of involvement, and of all the bands I’ve seen, it’s the first time I’ve heard Mikey sing. But it’s great to see bands where the members sort of say hi to each other while performing, instead of being super rigid and set in their little 2 foot square of personal invisible bubble.
They’ve got lots of live shows coming up, with some pretty awesome venues, so no excuses.
- June 5th 2007 at Velvet Underground in Toronto, Ontario
- June 19th 2007 at West 49 in Vaughn, Ontario
- June 20th 2007 at The Reverb in Toronto, Ontario
