Manic - Floor Boards EP

Hmmm, I guess this is what they call emo. Which by now I think, has run its course. You are just as likely to see a frat boy jock-type at an emo show as a frail, eyeliner-wearing youngster. This band claimed on their website that they did not want to be on a corporate label, yet here they are with the typical production. The idea of the band as they describe themselves is to write pop with a lot of layers, although upon listening to this there really isn't so much more going on than your average modern rock radio band (just updated to sound a little more forced). I mean, Radiohead was writing more layered material years ago, as have a ton of other bands, to greater effect. This EP is not a horrible listen (although there may be some cringe-inducing lyrics and oversinging) but it is pretty banal. I don't know what else there is to say. [manicband.net]