Sing it Loud
Tour Dates
04/24/08 Chameleon Lancaster
04/25/08 Jaggard UMC Altoona
04/26/08 Club Infinity Williamsville
04/27/08 Higher Ground Burlington
04/29/08 The Living Room Providence
04/30/08 Webster Theatre Hartford
05/01/08 ICC Performance… Allston
05/10/08 Jaggard UMC Altoona
05/13/08 Knitting Factor… New York
05/14/08 The Living Room Providence
05/15/08 Water Street Mu… Rochester
05/16/08 Meijer Skate Pa… Brighton
05/17/08 Club Bijou Toledo
05/18/08 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights
05/28/08 Turner Hall Milwaukee
05/29/08 The Loft Madison
05/30/08 Metro Chicago
05/31/08 The Intersectio… Grand Rapids
06/01/08 House of Blues Cleveland
06/04/08 Club Infinity Williamsville
06/06/08 Stone Pony Asbury Park
06/08/08 Middle East Clu… Cambridge
06/11/08 Irving Plaza New York
06/14/08 Chameleon Lancaster
06/15/08 Recher Theatre Towson
Minnesota’s power pop quintet Sing it Loud just released their self-titled EP April 1st with a full length album coming this fall. The EP is produced by Motion City Soundtracks’ Josh Cain and mixed by Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World and The Starting Line). They exploded onto the Minneapolis indie scene and recently signed with Epitaph records. They are currently on a national tour with We The Kings.
You can definitely tell the Motion City influence on the EP, with bouncy pop riffs and synth back-up. I can just see hoards of teenage girls singing along to “Best Beating Heart” or “Bite Your Lip”. Pat Brown’s voice is somewhere between Motion’s Justin Pierre and Boys Like Girls Martin Johnson. Nothing groundbreaking but in this genre originality isn’t as favored as slick guitars and clever lyrics. My favorite song on the album is actually the acoustic version of “Come Around”. It showcases their musical talents better than the other four songs which all sound extremely similar. Sing It Loud has a formula for power pop. They use often but use it well.
If you are a fan of Motion City Soundtrack or the like, there is no doubt you will also enjoy Sing it Loud.