Descendents, Agent Orange, T.S.O.L., Dag Nasty, The Replacements, ALL, Pavers, George Jones, Buck Owens, X, Backyard Babies, Misfits, D.I., Adolescents, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Shattered Faith, Slayer, Ramones, Rev Horton Heat, Stray Cats, to name a few...
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Reno Divorce
Tears Before Breakfast
I Scream Records
5 Stars
For those fans waiting patiently for the next Social Distortion album (slated to be recorded sometime at the end of this year or in early 2010) the wait might be made easier with the release of Reno Divorce’s third full-length album, Tears Before Breakfast. While their sound isn’t exactly the same, many of the same strong elements can be found in Reno Divorce’s songs, and those aren’t bad footsteps to follow. The sound is decidedly punk rock with that same slightly sunny West Coast feel but with a heavier dose of country influenced punk. The songs are well-written, emotional without being sappy and don’t get so caught up in one cliché after another that they become rote and dull. The album is packed with fun, high-energy songs that show enough variety to catch a listener’s interest and, more importantly, keep it.
Not a band to waste a minute, “Supercharger” is exactly that. The song is high energy and has a good rock sound to get things going. The opening guitar work sets the tone for the rest of the song and vocalist Brent Loveday’s gravelly voice fits the overall sound perfectly. “Firecracker” displays some more strong instrumental abilities with fast guitar melodies and strong, blindingly quick drumming by Andrew Erich.
“All Show, No Go” initially sounds like it’s a continuation of “Firecracker” but after one gets through the very brief intro, the song shifts into a clearly different sound. While the band maintains their overall approach, this is one of the first songs that some of the aforementioned country sound comes creeping in and the track may remind some of the country cover album by Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. Things shift again ever so slightly with a more sentimental song, “True Love.” Should one think that the title means this is just another sappy love song, lines like “Well, I’ll keep on buying you roses, and opening doors for you, even though you’re not around to accept them or to walk through,” sung in Loveday’s signature gritty voice make it a clear step from the typical.
“Can’t Win For Losin’” maintains that country sound first displayed in “All Show, No Go” and takes it even further with tight harmonies on the chorus, some country-inspired guitar riffs and even some of the same topics as often found in such songs. However, where this song may pull in those that typically don’t like country or country-influenced music is because it still manages to maintain enough of the punk rock approach to keep a variety of people happy. The pace is still incredibly fast, the lyrics are occasionally raunchy and the drumming is definitely a step away from radio-friendly country.
Tears Before Breakfast may show strong connections to previous punk bands, but in a time where music is increasingly becoming something punched out by a machine on an assembly line, it’s refreshing to hear something different. Reno Divorce has a fun sound with enough edge to keep it interesting. This is definitely an album worth picking up and trying out. –EVELYN MISKA
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About RENO DIVORCE - ON TOUR in EUROPE Nov/Dec 2009!!
Six years is a long time in anyone's life, but in the life of an up and coming rock band and their audience, it can seem like an eternity. Yet six years it's been since Reno Divorce released their 2nd full-length album, You're Only Making It Worse, in 2003. And what a long, trying six years it's been.
During the ensuing time period, Reno Divorce have certainly not been dormant. Quite the opposite, in fact. Shortly after the release of You're Only Making It Worse, the band embarked on their 2nd European Tour, in addition to several tours per year all over the US. The band also released the 6-song Laugh Now Cry Later EP, switched labels, and re-released their critically acclaimed 2001 debut album, Naysayers And Yesmen, making it available widely in the US for the first time ever. Aside from tours and record labels, Reno Divorce also saw many trials and tribulations during this time period, including loss of loved ones, a period of band member turnover, cancelled tour dates, broken down vans, an unreleased EP, serious illness, mental breakdowns, major injury, and the even the brief hiatus of one of its longest running members.
Where hard times like these may take the spirit from other bands or even convince them to throw in the towel, the members of Reno Divorce finally pulled together with a new found sense of unity and resolve. Not to mention, a fresh batch of their best material yet.
When the dust finally settled, the line-up of long-standing members Brent Loveday (Vocals/Lead Guitar) and Andrew Erich (Drums), 5 year veteran Tim Jadowski (Bass/Backing Vocals), and newest addition Tye Battistella (Guitar/Backing Vocals) solidified and began wood-shedding on new material, polishing songwriter Loveday's latest nuggets into shining audio gold. During this time, the band also saw their popularity rise greatly, selling out shows and getting radio play while their Myspace page was inundated with friend requests, praise from fans, and hundreds of plays per day.
Entering the world famous Blasting Room studios in October of 2007, Reno Divorce laid down the basic tracks for 14 of their strongest, fiercest, yet most mature songs to date under the supervision of engineer extraordinaire Jason Livermore. While the band will always stay true to their punk rock roots, this batch of songs goes to new places for these seasoned vets. Yes, there are more straight-up rock songs than the band has ever turned out before. There are definitely catchier songs than they have released in the past. But on the other end of the spectrum, this album is the result of many dark times and some of the songs on this album go in a heavier direction than the band ever has before. Response to the new material in a live setting has been borderline pandemonium and after recently posting a handful of demo versions of tracks slated for the new album on their Myspace page, they once again saw a dramatic positive response from fans old and new. All in all, the 3rd album from Reno Divorce promises to be their most dynamic and strongest yet and quite frankly, it'll be worth the 6 year wait.
The new Reno Divorce album, Tears Before Breakfast, is set to drop on June 12th in Europe and July 21st in the U.S. on I Scream Records and will be followed by a tour of the major European Summer Music Festivals, running from July 2nd - August 15th.
Fact Sheet:
- Originally based in Orlando, Florida from 1996-1998. Re-formed in Denver, Colorado in 2000.
- Signed to I Scream Records in 2009.
- Signed to Street Anthem Records 2005 - 2008.
- Signed to Boss Tuneage Records 2002 - 2004.
- Several US Tours from 2001-2008.
- Toured Europe 2002, 2004, & 2009.
- Rave reviews in Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Maximum Rock N' Roll, The Big Takeover, Under the Volcano, Skratch, Razorcake, Aardschok, Punk Planet, Loud Fast Rules, and more zines worldwide.
- Top 10 Finalists in the 93.3 KTCL Hometown For The Holidays contest in 2007 and 2008.
- Nominated for Best Punk Band in Denver in Westword magazine 2005, 2006, 2008, & 2009.
- Shared the stage with Reverend Horton Heat, X, Henry Rollins, Street Dogs, Agnostic Front, Vans Warped Tour 2004, T.S.O.L., D.I., Agent Orange, The Blasters, Angel City Outcasts, The Pavers, The Freeze, Dr. Know, The Dead Kennedys, ALL, Exene Cervenka, The Hollowpoints, Wire, US Bombs, Wesley Willis, The Smut Peddlers, 3 Bad Jacks, Mad Sin, Narcoleptic Youth, Wrecking Crew, Clit 45, Adolescents, Time Again, and many more.
Discography:
Tears Before Breakfast (2009, I Scream Records)
Naysayers and Yesmen/Laugh Now Cry Later
(2005, Street Anthem Records)
Laugh Now Cry Later (EP) (2004, Boss Tuneage Records)
You're Only Making It Worse (2003, Boss Tuneage Records)
Naysayers and Yesmen (2002, Boss Tuneage Records)
All Throttle, No Bottle (7" single) (1998 Skankin' Skull Records )
Web of Lies (EP) (1997, Bomb Records) (Out Of Print)
Reviews:
"Blue Collar Rock & Roll at it's finest." - Poppunk.com
"Hell yeh, the explosive sonic fury of Reno Divorce brings out the devil in me and makes me wanna drink and fuck and get downright dirty and nasty! If I were dictator for just one day, this would be a mandatory disc to be played loudly in each and every home, business, institutional learning facility, penitentiary, and church across the nation... amen, motherfucker! " - Roger Moser, Jr., Razorcake Magazine
"KKKK! The guitars are raw and low-slung, the vocals are a perfect mix of whiskey-sour kisses and brattish pout and sneer. Yes it's more punk rock'n'roll, but this is the kind with dirt under its nails. Reno Divorce sound like they're classicists at heart, and most of these songs would be equally as effective stripped down to a lone voice and acoustic guitar. Add a story-telling lyrical style that is socially aware, seedy and poetic all at the same time, and you have an oddly-moving brand of punk rock that wears its cynical, discontented heart brazenly on its sleeve like a wrecked romantic ". -Paul Travers, Kerrang! Magazine
Booking & Contact:
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Booking in Europe:
marc@mad-tourbooking.de or ute@mad-tourbooking.de
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Hi Brothers! Hope you made it all back home alive & well.Thx for another Killer-Tour,and this was only just the beginning... C-ya all in May to fuckin' shred Europe ! Cheers Fuckers, the Wolf aka the Cleaner aka Ralf
Hi guys, Thanks for the great show yesterday in Antwerpen.Really appreciated your set.See you soon on the "BAD BOYS FOR LIFE" Tour!All the best for the rest of the EU tour. Keep on rockin', Thomas
***HEY TIM***Snowed in & Rockin to the oldies...Dag Nasty, TSOL, Agent Orange, Descendants, Adolescents, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Social Dostortion, & RENO DIVORCE... oh, I almost forgot...John Tesh's Christmas Miracle! lol
