Out of Options - Scattered
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Name: Out of Options (now Bombing Neverland) Album: Scattered Released: 2004 Members: John Fielding (lead vocals/guitar) Davey Knight (bass/vocals) Mike Lawson (lead guitar/vocals) Jesse King (drums) Website: www.myspace.com/bombingneverland |
Nothing is as exciting as discovering a band in a strange way. And after you hear this story I’m sure you’ll think me to be quite the strange person. I was at Value Village. To those who don’t know, Value Village is similar to a charity shop where items of no use to one person but are still in working order, will be donated, and sold off for low low prices, with the money generally going to charity. Except I do believe Value Village is a for-profit venture with the monies collected going into pockets of investors whilst being run by people who are too materialistic and throw away too much.
I digress. I was in the CD section seeing if I could relive any of my teenage teenybopperisms, when I passed 3 or 4 copies of new never been opened CD’s. Curious, I pulled one out to be met with a band name I’d never heard of, “Out of Options” The back cover said they were from Burlington, and the picture showed 4 pretty cute lads with a good amount of well done and well placed piercings stretched to various sizes. I figured for 5 bucks how much could it hurt, and took the guess that it was a band that had since broken up hence why the CD’s were in the bin.
I was quite thankful I fell in love with the music. Moreso thankful for the fact I found out the band had NOT disbanded. (Although some months after my discovery, they have since changed their name to “Bombing Neverland”)
Well since the band changed their name from Out of Options to Burning Neverland, I can’t find exactly what their myspace said. So back to the guessing. My iTunes says they fall under Alternative & Punk. I will say they are both rock, and pop. Such generic terms I use. It’s good rock music.
People who listen to the album with me agree that Out of Options sounds/sounded like their influences. I don’t listen to commercial music much so I really don’t know what their influences sound like. It’s clean and simple, just everything you expect in a rock-sounding band. Drums, electric guitar, bass, and some singing. Beautiful in it’s simplicity really.
Of all the times Out of Options played in Toronto I’ve never been able to see them live even though I’ve really really wanted to. Now I’ll never get the chance since the band no longer really exists. And even though Bombing Neverland I believe is all the same members, the music is shifting in it’s style (no really, it’s true) but I wouldn’t mind seeing them either. As for this album? I play it in my car often.
Bombing Neverland will be playing at The Ford Plant in Burlington on July 12, 2007, and at The Bovine in Toronto on July 14, 2007.
