Ben Quad - I'm Scared That's All There Is

Multi-colored Crayon Vinyl. Ben Quad is a tightly-wound emo outfit with just the right balance of delicate vulnerability, careening guitar-driven energy, and melodic ingenuity. Despite tongue-in-cheek proclamations of being emo butt-rock, the Oklahoma City-based quartet take their song craft seriously, and the result is a vibrant chemical blend of winning sensitivity, a charming dash of goofiness, and propulsively hooky, cleverly-written gems. With the release of their debut full length, I'm Scared That's All There Is, the band established themselves as a band to watch. Brooklyn Vegan has raved mix of sincerity, hooks, and adrenaline is always a winning formula when it's done well, and Ben Quad do it very, very well.