#fightboat

[bryanharryrombough]

Who's up for a game of FightBoat?

[rodolfomartines]

We stack bricks but walls don’t always mean a place to live. We’re earthworms dried on concrete, celebrating side streets. We’re brave enough. Taking our chances with centuries-old devices. Taking our chances with moments-old ideas. Strength enough to walk away from it. Smart enough to know I’m over it. Old enough to be concerned about health but young enough to know that I am well. 

[dystopiabeach]

[indierocktv]

pump it up by Fightboat demo 2

[indierocktv]

no soup for you by Ryan Wu fightboat demo 3

[soaked-in-bleachhh]

strength enough to walk away from it, smart enough to know I'm over it.

[intonationrva-blog]

Baby rockers Fightboat present new-wave punk inspired “Palisades”

    One of the first things I saw when I first clicked on Fightboat's blog was an audio post of the Talking Heads. “Nice!” I thought. I dug around some and uncovered Fightboat’s identity: four teenagers from Brooklyn, New York. Once I scrounged around for a little longer, I found a link to their Bandcamp (I’d suggest putting a link in your bio, dudes) and gave it a listen.

      And what do you know? The first thought I have upon hearing the singer’s voice is of David Byrne himself. If Joe Strummer of the Clash and David Byrne had a love child, that kid would have this singer’s gracefully tone-deaf voice — and I love it. If Byrne’s infamous “talk-singing” isn’t your cup of tea, then you might want to head back over to your record player and plug into your Stevie Nicks records again. Otherwise, give the first track, “Party Song”, a listen. I would like to call out, actually, to the folks who opted for the Stevie Nicks tunes, and suggest that fans of ‘real' singing check out the song “Liver-pool”, in which the singer proves that he’s not nearly as bad at hitting notes as he might have you believe, and in fact understands how key signatures work.

     (Upon further investigation, it appears that the band in fact has two vocalists, and as who sings which song isn’t specified, the singer for “Liver-pool” may not be the same singer as the one for “Party Song”. Regardless, the point remains the same: varying vocal styles, both of which do their respective songs justice.)

     If neither description of the singers is tickling your delicate fancies, allow me to discuss the music itself. The guitar melodies are lovely, often catchy if not haunting. Ryan Wu on guitar has a well-developed talent (check out the solo on “Outside Your Door” for proof). To top off their slick, melodious indie punk, genius Patrick Preziosi has thrown in his trombone on many of the tracks, adding the perfect amount of jazzy individuality to their well-crafted fuzz.

     The final call: Fightboat's funky bass lines; jazzy horns; Zeppelin-style musical build-ups followed by calm recollections; and warm, mellow guitar riffs make Palisades an album I can see myself listening to daily. Check them out on Bandcamp, and if you live in Brooklyn, go see them, because why not? You won’t be sorry. Favorite Tracks: Liver-Pool, Disco Complex

[marcovalladaresa]

Not Self #1

Marco Valladares