Dear Whoever
Dear Whoever, from Portland, Oregon, combines some good rock vocals with the now common growling on “Say Something Else” (2007 demo). At first, one is tempted to compare this group with The Sleeping. After all, they are both “post-hardcore.” The mix of vocal styles makes the comparison accurate. (There is an angry “peanut gallery” here too.)
The whammy-bar driven guitar and the power chords put Dear Whoever squarely in the hardcore camp. As with The Sleeping, there is a mix, a combination of song styles that works with a certain segment of the population. “With Words” (2007 demo) provides more insight into the frenetic drumming style with double bass pedals that is now a must in hardcore rock and growl/screamo. Sam Snow gets this right for Dear Whoever. “More To This” and “Don’t Go Don’t” more closely resemble mainstream new rock.
Alden Louis, Mark Woodbridge and Jason Garner provide the bulk of the vocals. Garner and Woodbridge are also guitarists for the group. Steve Wescott adds to the foundation with bass.
The group’s current “tour” is just a couple of stops in Portland. A planned European tour has been moved into 2008 and Dear Whoever also plans a lot of recording work for the upcoming year. Fans will be happy to get their hands on a full-length CD.
Tags: dear whoever, music, independent music, indie, indie music
woot!
DW is movin on up.
but i have to say
the person who wrote this
needs a new hobby.
lol.
whammy bar?
:/
and whats with having to compare ppl all the time?
dear whoever sounds like dear whoever.
Definitely the grunge style band that hail from upper west coast. They are very interesting and have a style all there own. I am not sure that they are really something I would become accustom to listening to but they are going to find a following.
This is more my kind of style. I love that kind of voice.
I’m looking forward to them heading to Europe - hopefully I’ll get a chance to go somewhere near them and see them in action. The scene near where I am has been pretty poor the past year or so unfortunately
i like the way they style, hope i can find their music, in our industry, because i am looking of a new age of music, its kind a hard to find new genre of music especially rock and emo, wel i am not an emo fan but some of their intrigues my ears to listen to their music, i hope i can find them soon…
i think it would be great if they introduce their band in a nice way, like giving a concert in other country to introduce their albums…
I like the review about “Dear Whoever” but I have to say that the band itself is definitely not my cup of tea. I tried to listen to “Say Something Else” but found it way too harsh and “hard rock” for my tastes.
Now, if you enjoy their style, then “Dear Whoever” will definitely rock your world. I tend to go for the more gentle folk-styled indie groups, but you might like your music edgier.
Just my kind of music. A heavy~Ish rock. Not metal, not rock, but somewhere between.
This is great. They seem to swap between metal and rock too much though. It gets confusing, and hard to listen to the lyrics.
Exactly my point, jgrant. While I do, from time to time, like to stray from more mellow strains of pop/rock and listen to something a bit more edgy, I’d like for the music to not wander from one style to the other TOO much.
I also like to not have to strain my ears and try to make out lyrics amidst “angry-sounding” guitar riffs!
Oh no no, not my style at all. I hate to sound repetitive, but this is what I am talking about with the “nasally and whiny” vocals. I can definitely see these guys having a huge fan base of people who enjoy this style, as they are a pretty tight band. However, it is just way too typical for me and a bit too harsh.
The groups have an unusual name for a band. I believe this name will help their band get recognize. This is one way to get some attention on the world of music. I mean this is the first time that I heard any band using Dear as part of there name. I haven’t heard them play but they seem to be on top of everything they do. The confidence is very high. I bet that they will become one of the famous Indie bands that hit their country.
I love them….they r the best….keep rockin….if anybody finds the lyrics to action action please send them to me at diamondbackvenom14@yahoo.com ….thanks