Brokenfall
From Warren, Pennsylvania, it’s Brokenfall!!!
Here’s a power band: a band that puts energy into pop music, coming from their days as Lithium (starting in 1999). Florida was the band’s home for a while, but when they caught the ear of the right person the group moved to the Big Apple. Members Jared Griffin (guitar/vocals), Ben Mahaffey (drums) and Jose Sarruff (bass) have some power tones for the listener in "One Good Day" (Brokenfall 2006). This tune, along with "Love Me Wasted" will satisfy the more aggressive among rock listeners, though the screamo/growling crowd might find the controlled vocals a bit tame. Good guitar work by Griffin in "Love Me Wasted."
Maybe," from the 2006 period, starts out as a nice rock ballad. The control of the drums combines with guitar chords that are barely heard to make this a fairly good song overall. "Maybe" sort of puts the listener in mind of some of the 1980s and early 1990s hair/heavy ballad groups. Not all bad. "Pages," might fit this category, but loosely. The interesting rhythm treatment helps this song stand out a bit. The whining-type of vocal chorus puts the listener off somewhat, but probably not enough to drive him or her away. Brokenfall is certainly a group that has developed a solid following.
Tags: music, independent music, indie music, Brokenfall, indie
May 13th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I think these guys are pretty good for an indie rock band. Love Me Wasted was an automatic favorite as soon as I heard it. I’m glad that their songs don’t fit into the whole growler/screamo genre, and just acts as living proof that rock bands can work without it. It does have a bit of a tame sound though for being a rock band. I’m not exactly sure why, except that maybe the singers could step up a little more and put more emphasis on their voices.