Organ Magazine - November 2006
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DEMO OF THE WEEK
THEY DIED TOO YOUNG – DNA Neglects - Three tracks, three slices of intelligently urgent jerky abrasive Fugazi flavoured post-hardcore that's laced with the kind of musical adventure Hundred Reasons threatened so much in their very early days before they opted for compromised and an easy adventure-free life. Seems this demo has been kicking around for most of 2006, whatever, better late then never, it just fell in to our hands and very fine indeed it is. London based and urgently energetic and wired up and buuuuuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzzzing and another slice of fine genre defying modern music – life really is an optimist club when things taste this good. So much good new music around right now www.theydiedtooyoung.com
Subba Cultcha - July 2006
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THEY DIED TOO YOUNG - DNA NEGLECTS - www.THEYDIEDTOOYOUNG.COM
'Explosive doesn't even half describe the wondrous noise made by these John Hannon produced boys - with the unrelenting spirit of Hot Snakes spliced with early Hundred Reasons with all the smooth edges made rawer with the post-hardcore might of Braid…'
Punktastic - February 2006
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‘I'll be honest and admit that up until a couple of months ago I hadn't heard of They Died Too Young, and I would guess that would be the case with a lot of you reading this. It wasn't until a friend grabbed a copy of their EP for me that I became acquainted with the London outfit. This, then, is the aforementioned EP, ‘Dna Neglects'.
They Died Too Young play a brand of rock/punk that is akin to bands such as At The Drive In. It's a lazy comparison, I know, but it does give you a good initial impression of what the band sound like. This EP takes in three tracks and just so happens to be one of the most promising cds I've heard from a UK band in a long time. First up is ‘ Hanger Lane ', which kicks off with some great choppy guitar riffs and builds into a little fire-cracker of a song. There is much to admire here – good song structure, great musicianship and solid vocals. ‘Await Instruction' is even better. It is a five minute blast that makes you fully believe in the potential of these guys. It's stuffed full of inventive guitar work, strong verses and a soaring chorus. ‘Levitac' rounds things off, and, whilst it's the weakest of the three songs here, it is still a very decent track.
‘Dna Neglects' is quite simply a stunning little three track EP. They Died Too Young have appeared from out of nowhere to produce one of my favourite UK releases this year, and I urge as many of you as possible to check them out. I look forward to hearing more from these guys in the future with great interest.' |
