Denver punk rock trio celebrated 10 years together last month with the release of a new EP with a silly title. Download the track “Filling Up on Bread” now.
Bands have often been compared to marriages. The relationships amongst members is a kind of love, with mutual respect, and it takes open communication to survive. But if marriages have about a 50-50 chance of surviving, band-marriage changes are much more dismal.
The Denver punk rock trio could probably write a version of “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” for musicians. Though members have dropped out over the years, the current line-up has played together happily for a decade. They’ve watched other bands come and go, but somehow they stayed together, consistently making serious music with silly titles.
One factor may be their motivation. Singer-guitarist Caleb Tardio says they make music for their friends, something they call “slaying it forward.” Surely deep down there must be some dream of stardom, but it’s not a definition of success. This band is having fun with friends, many of whom were in promising bands that got a divorce.
Last month, the band celebrated its 10 year anniversary with the release of “Age of Pretzlcoatl,” a title referencing queztacoatl, a Mesoamerican deity. Is this title some sort of cultural commentary? Absolutely not. It’s just plain silly. But the music on the EP is not. This is some of the best brash, mathy punk rock Denver has to offer.
Below, download “Filling Up on Bread,” a track that shows how I Sank Molly Brown can build melody out of seemingly random, angular guitar notes.
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Josh Johnson is a Denver freelance writer and Reverb contributor. He’s also a journeyman butcher. Seriously.
