Earshot - Letting Go

Here at SU we try to keep our ears open for up and coming bands that are making there way into the rock scene. One band that has come up a lot lately is Earshot. I really had no idea what to expect when I received Letting Go, and was reasonably impressed with what I heard. As I write this review, I decided I would go to the band's official site to learn a little more about them. Oddly enough, as I listened to the song "Get Away", which happens to be the first single, I read the quote on their website that is from the chorus of this song. Chances are, the track is all over the modern rock radio station in your town right now, and after listening to the song my first thought was how much the singer sounds like Maynard at times. I later came across this random quote, "Earshot is to Tool what Hoobastank is to Incubus", which I agree with completely. While Earshot is good, and has their shit together, they just don't recreate the magic that is Tool. But who said that were trying to, you may ask? Well no one, but it is obvious that Tool has at least been an influence to the band. Their sound in general can be described as "rock" or perhaps even "modern rock", but not in the quite so radio friendly way that say Hoobastank is. Parallels can be drawn with bands like Godsmack, Puddle of Mudd, and the previously mentioned Tool. Songs like "We Fall, We Stand" massage the eardrums a little by adding orchestral elements, while songs like "Unfortunate" are so stripped down that they are just boring. To sum up this page full of ramblings, Letting Go is a pretty solid release from an up and coming band. If you like to really be impressed by your music, then you might feel let down, but if you just wanna hear some good rock then go pick up this album when it hits streets May 7th. [www.myearshot.com]