Boy Hits Car Passage CD

The web is all abuzz. After a year of selling their The Passage album at gigs and via their website, Boy Hits Car finally struck a deal with Rock Ridge Music to give the set a "proper" release. Then out came the worrywarts, concerned because the sleeve notes explain that Passage is a concept album, and thus presumably damning the CD to airwave oblivion. Guess these moaning minnies are too young to remember Tommy or Quadrophenia. Just because the set has an over-riding theme of exploring life's journey doesn't mean that the individual songs can't stand on their own. The glorious "Everything" certainly does, its rousing, sweeping melody and singalong chorus could easily be spun onto 45. The lovely acoustic-laced ballad, "This Song for You," is made for late-night airplay, the heavy-hitting "These Burning Memories" and "Tonight" for hard rock stations, and "Escape the World" could work there or during emo slot on an alt-rock station. Of course, not everything is appropriate for airplay, this is an album after all. The graceful "Windswept" is too "folky" in feel for American radio, but it's still a wonderful song. And really that's the marvelous thing about this album, although all the songs further the theme, they organically work on their own terms both musically and lyrically. But taken as a whole, it's even better, as the set sweeps across diverse moods and styles, and after one finally digests all the varied musical experiences, there's still the thematic concept to ponder. The Passage is indeed an epiphany of a set, and a revelation for fans, and by far the group's most stunning album to date. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Made up of childhood friends CRegg Rondell (Vocals & Acoustic 12 String Guitar), Louis Lenard (Guitar), Scott Menville (Bass), and new found drummer Johnny Ransom, former Wind-UP Records recording artists BOY HITS CAR are known for playing the sickest, loveliest, ugliest, prettiest, most beautiful, melodic, heartfelt music that the band dubs "LoveCore". Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 and included the hit single "I'm a Cloud." These Los Angeles natives have toured with System of a Down, Incubus, and Papa Roach to name a few, and were featured on the 2001 SnoCore Tour. Haven gained a reputation of having one of the most powerful and captivating live shows, the boys have also made their way through Europe on their own headlining tours and played main stage slots on European festivals such as Reading and Leeds in England and Germany's Rock Am Rink and Rock Im Park. Their new album, "The Passage" is available now. For more information check out boyhitscarKerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "Soaring, involved and outright anthemic in places, THE PASSAGE is matured and reflective..."