Unwritten Law
Here’s to the Mourning
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The great secret to Unwritten Law’s rock recipe has always been their ability to excel at virtually every style of song, and all within one album. This is also the very reason I’ve never been able to stomach them. Here’s to the Mourning beats to death the pop-y punk/hard rock/electronica hybrid they helped create in the mid-‘90s, featuring brainless lyrics about trying and failing, popping pills and dancing. Fortunately, UL’s musicianship proves fairly astute, especially on the decent “Save Me (Wake Up Call),” logically the choice for the first single. Others emerge promisingly (“She Says”) only to disappoint with cookie-cutter choruses and altogether hammy guitar squalls and pedal effects. Here’s to me mourning my wasted time.– Ryan Prado
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 Record Label Lava Records Released March 2005 |
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Bio[+]Born from San Diegos’ exceptionally sunny climate, Unwritten Law provides passionate punk rock with a downplayed smart edge, razorblade distortion and melodic aesthetic. After releasing their debut Sony album, Oz Factor in ’96 to mediocre reviews, the group — which consists of drummer Wade Youman, bassist Pat Kim, guitarists Steve Morris and Rob Brewer and vocalist Scott Russo — did a little growing up and released their self-titled album on Interscope Records in ’98. Their latest album, 2002’s Elva, shows the band diversifying their sound and branching out with larger-scale production and a wider range of styles.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (September, 2002)
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Bio[+]
Born from San Diegos’ exceptionally sunny climate, Unwritten Law provides passionate punk rock with a downplayed smart edge, razorblade distortion and melodic aesthetic. After releasing their debut Sony album, Oz Factor in ’96 to mediocre reviews, the group — which consists of drummer Wade Youman, bassist Pat Kim, guitarists Steve Morris and Rob Brewer and vocalist Scott Russo — did a little growing up and released their self-titled album on Interscope Records in ’98. Their latest album, 2002’s Elva, shows the band diversifying their sound and branching out with larger-scale production and a wider range of styles.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (September, 2002)
Merch
- Elva
Here’s to the Mourning (current page)