Respect Avec

I must say when I first listened to Avec's latest release Lines (Civil Defense League), I was without words. I'd never heard anything quite like it. Avec blends crisp guitar riffs with tight drums and thick bass that borders on early Metallica, but stays closer to indie rock enough to keep me interested. The vocals of Shawna Potter and Brooks Harlan build off each other to create blissful pop melodies yet still retaining angst and harshness to complement the style of music behind them. Right now you're probably saying, "Wait a minute Pasta. Are you telling me this band from Baltimore sounds like Master of Puppets crossed with Mates of State?" Well...sort of...yes. More importantly though, they rock. They rock hard. Not in the bad Baltimore hardcore way either. You can tell how talented the group is technically throughout Lines, but you can also hear their grand sense of harmony and melody. This band is a Baltimore band that should turn heads and then make them nod up and down as if saying, "Yes, yes, yes, THIS ROCKS!" Then shaking them from left to right as if saying, "No, no, no, DON'T STOP A ROCKIN'!" You can catch Avec live this Friday at the Lo-Fi in Baltimore.

mp3: Avec - Dysplasia --> website --> buy
mp3: Avec - Bozarth