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As adolescent boys stuck in the bearded bodies of twenty-somethings, the
American Autumn is able to straddle both sides of a very tricky spectrum. They
play power pop-punk, a genre of music that typically appeals to teeny-boppers,
tinted (or jaded) with the sort of mandatory maturity that haunts all young adults.
Whether they have made some pseudo-intellectual decision to do so or it’s com-
pletely subconscious, everything that the American Autumn does is, at once, about
both innocence and experience. This has become only more evident on their latest
release Do You Like Me? Yes/No/Maybe.
A song like “This One’s For You”, for example, is filled with giddy excitement
about “making it big,” but seems to recognize the dull, adult reality: that, even if
they don’t become rock stars, they will have some special stories to tell. When
Chris Marcanti sings, “So run like hell / and don’t look back / What are you so
afraid of? / Of what or who we will become?”, his voice is neither a wail nor a
whine, but is genuinely his. Combined with forceful roar of brother Josh Marcan-
ti’s bass and guitarist Dave Schwantes’ slinkly leads, all as drummer Dane Erbach
drives these songs in dynamic directions, the message of this song becomes a kind
of manifesto for the American Autumn: having fun and playing music with friends
is the ends, not the means.
On stage, the American Autumn approaches their music with seriousness and
some version of professionalism. Off stage, though, these bandmates are buddies,
making immature jabs at one another and referencing Arrested Development and
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia religiously. They are proud of their music, its
passion and honesty, the uncontrived catchiness of each song and snapshots that
they capture, the way their songs swoop and soar and recklessly swerve. But, at a
bare minimum, the American Autumn is proud that they can, at once, express their
lingering adolescence in songs that are sincere, energetic, and grown-up.
hey thanks ! i do like your sounds, it's pretty original ! where is your record available ? how is chicago ? i guess i should come to a concert there or to visit , it seems a great place for music . See you
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