Review: Firescape - Rearden's Conscience (or) gains on the sale of plant assets

Posted on 2 February 2006 | 1 Comment

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Just Plain Rock

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It’s midweek and I present you with the pop-rock sounds of Firescape. The band is the side project of Josh Partington, the guitarist and 2nd songwriter from So-Cal’s Something Corporate. He is the one that doesn’t sing or play piano and who (if you read the liner notes) writes their more rockin’ (read: better) songs. Firescape’s tunes are catchy and enjoyable, but are pretty much fluff in my book. After a long day like today (however) a little fluff is exactly what I need. Nothing complicated, just get to the point. While most of the music I prefer to listen to has a little more going on than this and could be considered more “complex” or “experimental,” there is absolutely nothing wrong with a good pop-rock song that you can sing along to. They aren’t guilty pleasures if you don’t feel bad admitting them are they?

I could compare Firescape musically and vocally to slowed down versions of No Motiv and/or Alkaline Trio. They have that punk-ish influence but the songs are played at modern-rock-radio tempos. If you are into this sort of thing give these songs a listen and definitely check out their 5-song EP Rearden’s Conscience.

MP3 | Firescape – Parker Peterson Rearden’s Conscience
MP3 | Firescape – Postcards With Hidden Meanings Rearden’s Conscience