Blue Score

Brian Peacock (guitar/vox), Michael Lee (guitar/vox), Dustin Abbott (bass), Randy Gruber (drums). "California's Blue Score, operating in emo-core territory if more oriented towards wide-open landscapes than the common urban paranoia of that genre might imply. This four-piece of childhood friends create music like autumn breezes, swift moving, sometimes irregularly pulsating soundscapes that belie the direct, almost raving quality of their lyrics." -- Stein Haukland, Ink Nineteen

"California's Blue Score, operating in emo-core territory if more oriented towards wide-open landscapes than the common urban paranoia of that genre might imply. This four-piece of childhood friends create music like autumn breezes, swift moving, sometimes irregularly pulsating soundscapes that belie the direct, almost raving quality of their lyrics."
-- Stein Haukland, Ink Nineteen

"The band, live, is full of caustic energy; songs build slowly and erupt, pummeling the audience in an envelope of angular guitars, jazz-riff bass and tom-heavy drumming. Lee tweaks his guitar pushing the instrument to its limits, switching off vocals with Peacock from melodic strains to howls. This is music with its roots in punk, but pushed to a new level, recalling Fugazi's intensity and Unwound's atmospheric crunch. Capturing their live energy on tape proved to be a bit of a challenge, but one that paid off in the end."
-- Brian Brophy, The Synthesis

"From the rumbling bass notes on the first song "Cobalt" this band creates a vital, intense atmosphere that immediately draws you in to their ever-shifting soundscapes. While this EP is quite short, it is a great introduction to this band and immediately whets my appetite for whatever they might do next. Great lo-fi indie pop that stands next to Guided By Voices for quality of songwriting and stands completely alone for it's intense vibe."
-- Scott Homewood, Americana-UK.com

"These guys have a subtlety and seamless progression... This chick once told me that she liked guys who can cook,'they know the difference between a simmer and a boil.' These guys can cook."
-- Lars Logan, The Synthesis