THE TRANSIT WAR
Miss Your Face
Orange Peal Records 2006
www.thetransitwar.com

What's the 4-1-1?
First full-length album for the San Diego foursome.

Genre
Power pop / hard rock / emo

The Good
The Transit War comes at you rapid and melodic on the opening track “Radar.” “Nightime Enemy” starts off with subtle guitar clicks, but slowly builds as the track progresses. By the time the chorus rolls around, the guitars are coming at you with full distortion and the vocals are just as prevalent. You won’t soon forget the stinging guitar lick or galloping drum beat of “Chutes and Lasers.” “The Only Evidence” is a nice mix of slow and mid tempo rhythms. Staccato riffs and emotional lyrics dominate “Desiree, Safe!” Despite having one of the best titles, “Hey! Is for Horses” has contains some of The Transit War’s heavier material. “Safety in the Air” rounds out the album with a mix of acoustic strumming and is emotional power chords.

The Bad
Nothing notable

The Verdict
Miss Your Face surpasses The Transit War’s previous EP release by doubling the amount of catchy and hook laden songs, and upping the melodic vocals and high-energy quotient.

Did You know?
While recording Miss Your Face in Austin, Texas, the band survived on a steady diet of Tex-Mex and alcohol.

Rating: out of 5

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The Transit War - Ah! Discordia EP

--George Dionne