Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit
Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit | ||||
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Sunset Alliance(ALLY 023) | ||||
Producer | Bob Hoag, and Before Braille | |||
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Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit is
All of Cattle Punching 's songs would later be re-released in 2005 by
Reception
Critical reception
While Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit took a marked deviation from the pop sounds of
The critics at Interpunk.com immediately noticed this difference, remarking that in "the past, people have tried to lump [ Before Braille ]into some sort of indie-pop rock category--maybe due to their success at CMJ & college radio--but this record is far edgier than anything they've done in the past."[2] However, this "fresh and determined" new sound comes off as "an interesting, triumphant achievement."[2]
Many other critics agreed. For example, Cattle Punching was received as a top pick in IMPACT press, where Craig Mazer would exclaim "Goddamn, this is good! A level of infectiousness like this is scarcely reached by other bands."[3] The only complaint that he could leave was that the album had only 7 tracks.[3] Matt Shimmer at indieville.com would state that "[a]s far as energetic math-rock goes, this is about as good as it gets."[4] While Shimmer was not left completely satisfied, he concluded that Cattle Punching is a very satisfying EP.[4] Stephen Carradini gave perhaps what could be one of the most glowing reviews at Independentclauses.com. According to Carradini, "Before Braille is the new school emo. Their passionate lyrics, blazing delivery, intense guitars, and murderous way with a hook will blow your mind. This is one of the best releases I have ever heard, independent or not."[5]
Commercial reception
As a limited release, it is difficult to gauge the commercial success of this EP. However, when these same songs were released on
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "New Vein" | 0:56 |
2. | "Proventil" | 3:27 |
3. | "Well as Well" | 4:37 |
4. | "We're Not Paying for Anything Anymore" | 2:43 |
5. | "Tired of Not Being Away From Here" | 3:55 |
6. | "Fight or Flight" | 3:33 |
7. | "Welcome Away" | 4:15 |
References
- ^ Before Braille Official Website: Sounds retrieved 02-06-12
- ^ a b Interpunk.com Review of Cattle Punching retrieved 02-06-12
- ^ a b Top Picks Impactpress.com retrieved 02-06-12
- ^ a b Indieville.com Review of Cattle Punching retrieved 02-06-12
- ^ Independentclauses.com Review of Cattle Punching retrieved 02-06-12
- ^ CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 135, 2004 retrieved 01-12-12