This is not the first time I have blogged about the killer Washington band,
From the Fall. Their latest CD, Entropy (which I bought just today) hits right
in my sweet spot: heavy, deeply melodic, truly technical guitar work, convincing
vocals, and a bassist and drummer who know exactly what to do to make the song move.
As I mentioned in my first entry about them in the spring, I heard a definite
awareness of Alice in Chains in their music, but that's all. It's refreshing when a
band knows how to pay homage to predecessors while producing something entirely new,
entirely their own. Besides, a band that can properly use the word 'jingoistic' and
still make it cool is destined for something much grander than the local scene. I
voted for them to make the stage at an upcoming event. You should too.