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Modern Baseball - The Perfect Cast EP

So!

Modern baseballs new EP somehow slipped by me! But no longer!

It starts off with a rollicking rocker in “The Waterboy Returns" picking up from where the last album “You’re Gonna Miss It All” left off.

The band sounds just as good as ever. Keeping with their established sound, but with even more energy.

Track 2 “Alpha Kappa Fall of Troy the Movie, Pt. Deux (2 Disc Director’s Cut)” status off with a jittery guitar and bass. And we find the singer singing lower and longer than ever before. But keeping the high harmonies over it, it never feels droning. And the drummer gets in on the background vocals providing some needed gruffness to the track.

Lyrically, the band doesn’t waver from what they know. Production-wise the EP sounds better than last album.

Track 3 “Infinity Exposed” continues with this new direction. It’s a bit harder, and louder than previous songs have been. And it sounds like the band is exploring the punk/alt rock side of things. But they don’t lose their signature sound.

Track 4 “The Thrash Particle” is back to the basic Modern Baseball formula that we have come to know and love. Self referential lyrics about old friendships brought up by drinking too much. Accompanied by intertwining clean guitar melodies over distorted chords. I can dig that.

Track 5 “…And Beyond” offers similar fare. Albeit a little slower. And with the cutesy “mess up” of coming in a couple beats early. Seriously it’s cute.

Ending track “Revenge of the Nameless Ranger” is a great ending song. Perfectly getting across what the band wants to.

I’m excited to see which direction the band goes from here. And based on these 6 tracks, any way they choose will be enjoyable.

It’s hard to rate an EP so 8/10