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I agree, their new album really was a huge dissapointment for me. I haven't had a day alone, haven't had a day alone since I met you Album Rating: 3. Gotta say my favorite is It's Getting Easy. I'm a huge DATH fan that's been dying to get a hold of the old demo recordings you mentioned for years -- the files from Purevolume I found them the same way you did! If by any chance you have those elusive.

Their vocals are so amazing, and they really know how to write amazingly catchy songs. I'm not as big of a fan of their new album, though. In fact, I wrecked my car to it. So balls to that. Review Summary: Dear and the Headlights bring a musical breath of fresh air in one of the most underrated albums of Rank: for It seems that in the world of music today, it's exceedingly rare to find something new and fresh sounding.

Many bands fall into the unfortunate yet profitable trap of sounding similar and derivative, following the same formulaic structures and instrumentation as the rest of their musical peers. I was randomly browsing Purevolume one day looking for new music, not just new bands, but original sounding bands.

On a fluke, I searched through the bands on the label Equal Vision and found one name that happened to amuse me: Dear and the Headlights. At the time, I was skeptical, but I quickly downloaded and fell in love with their free demo E. This album, Small Steps, Heavy Hooves, features studio versions of many of these songs along with other instant classics. From the opening chords of Oh No! A discerning ear can pick out the slapback delay on the lead vocals that bring to mind the sound of The Killers.

The second track, Sweet Talk , picks up the momentum quite a bit. This song is one of the more accessible tracks on the record. One of the standout points of this song is the addicting staccato vocals in the verses followed by a subtle, quiet hook. Even though some critics would dismiss this as juvenile, the subject is attacked with incredible maturity, sophistication, and poetic flow.

Vocalist Ian Metzger on the opening track, "Oh No! The chorus finds Metzger repeating the lines, " Haven't had a day alone since I met you ;" it's hard to tell if this is a codependent love song or if it's a cry for some space. Regardless, Metzger sings with such sincerity to make anyone a believer.

The music on "Oh No! Around the chorus, drums and piano come in for a melodic and emotional song that wouldn't sound out of place on Coldplay's Rush of Blood to the Head. By Ed Thompson Updated: 14 May am.

Even though I don't know him personally, Chuckie Duff is easily one of my favorite people in the music world right now. Duff is the bass player for Phoenix-based Dear and the Headlights and the impetus behind the band actually deciding to become a band. For the longest time, friends Ian Metzger, PJ Waxman and Joel Marquard used to jam together - a vocalist and two guitar players, respectively - just for fun.

Duff recorded a few demos of the trio, mixed and mastered the songs, and passed out the music to some friends. After a few months and a lot of rave reviews form those who were able to hear the demos, Duff could not stop thinking about the songs. So he offered to play bass, and after the four found drummer Mark Kulvinskas, Dear and the Headlights was born.

The band was signed to Equal Vision Records and their first release, Small Steps, Heavy Hooves , found its way to my collection of albums to review. Being a self-described Grammar Nazi, I was instantly drawn by the odd name - the intentional misspelling and the cryptic co-opting of a popular catch phrase. The last time I picked up a CD of a band that chose to adapt a catchy saying for its name, I found Fair to Midland's debut EP, which is absolutely fantastic.

Apparently lightning can strike twice, because Small Steps, Heavy Hooves is phenomenal. Instant comparisons to Radiohead are going to be made, so let's just get them out of the way now. Lead singer Ian Metzger has a voice that, at times, can be very light, wispy and ethereal and then without warning, resonate with the most powerful and emotional quality this side of Thom Yorke. The difference, however, is that Metzger never really goes into the falsetto that sets Yorke apart.