history(invades)

Editor's Review:

Through recent name and lineup changes, Redding, California’s History(invades) has seen the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel and has blossomed into a premiere artistic and musical force. This self-titled release finds guitarist and vocalist Paul Harper screeching and crooning insightful and haunting lyrics over a sonic palette of ambient noise. “99” resonates most clearly of all the tracks on the disc and toes the line between traditional pop hooks and full-on bombastic aggression, a trait also featured on “It’s All Over.”
Clever and inventive instrumental effects serve to emphasize a distinct sense of urgency and fury, a combination that echoes the sentiments that remain synonymous with growing up in a semi-rural community. In effect, this release emerges as an unfettered opus, a truly engaging listen and a poignant reminder that determination and talent far supercedes the throes of performing an often-unoriginal style of song.
– Ryan Prado
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Record Label www.historyinvades.com Released December 2003

Tracks It’s All Over The Missing Smile Stirring Gaining Longing Fading 99 Colourwheel Botch and Blemish