In Small Rooms

Disband

Ernest Jenning Record Co.

In…

In Small Rooms

Disband

Ernest Jenning Record Co.

In Small Rooms, the new release from the North Carolina foursome Disband, is filled with punchy, amped-up rock sounds, a fine example of what has been a six-year, uphill trudge through the music industry for this aggressive band.

“Capture the Flag” is a song with a political message; it’s a song about war, but it doesn’t reek of a manifesto, a la Rage Against the Machine. Disband stays away from screaming, blatantly anti-government lyrics, and sings poignant reflections on government and war.

Disband has flourished through the underground music scene since their inception. In Small Rooms is the album that shows perseverance pays off.

Filled with intricate guitar lines and a strong rhythm section, In Small Rooms is a powerful album. Over the guitar riffs beam screamo vocals describing the frustrations that come with being down so long, struggling through the underground of the music world, needing freedom and having that freedom in music.

It’s hard to say what or whom Disband sounds like; it’s powerful and punchy music. It could be punk if you really wanted to label it so, although giving music a certain label dilutes the true music that is being produced. For example, everything emotional has been labeled “emo” and everything punchy is “pop-punk.”

Well, forget all of that. What Disband sounds like is four guys from North Carolina who can produce some pretty decent music that is worth a listen. And that’s more than can be said for some bands that haven’t struggled through the underground music scene.