S T U N Evolution Of Energy CD

(Scream Toward The Uprising Of Nonconformity) Was Wb 48159

S.T.U.N.: Christiane J. (vocals); Neil Spies (guitar); Nick S. (bass); Bobby Alt (drums).
Recorded at Q Division Studios, Boston, Massachusetts.
Evolution of Energy is the debut of LA's S.T.U.N., which is merciful shorthand for the clunky "Scream Toward the Uprising of Nonconformity." A collection of well-executed aggro-pop tunes, Energy is the document of a band eager to make noise, but doing so through the throats and ideas of others. It's one thing to wear influences on your sleeve. But it's entirely another to fashion your wardrobe from them. Though the polemic-filled lyric book refers to him as "Communicator Avant-Garde," Christiane J. is really just a vocalist, and a whiny one at that. But his high-pitched siren is fully capable of channeling screeching hall of famers like Zack de la Rocha ("Movement") or Pixies-era Frank Black ("Annihilation of the Generations"), which completes each song's instrumental similarity to the particular influence. ...