Be My Doppelganger - No Composure

Name: Be My Doppelganger
Album: No Composure
Year: 2010
Style: Pop Punk / Emo, Power-Pop, Anthemic Punk
Similar Bands: Dark Thoughts, Blink 182, Ramones, Hagfish
"One-Word" Review: Fast, Sweaty Punk-Pop
Based Out Of: Evansville, IN
Label:It's Alive Records

Cover, Download Code, Record Label Flyer, Record, Poster

Lyrics, Record, Label Catalogue, Back

No Composure (2010)

1. Ignition On 1:41
2. Big Time Joke 1:40
3. Cha Cha Chump 2:14
4. Turning Seventeen 2:55
5. Slash N Bite 0:56
6. Maybe It Was Your Fault 2:04
7. Throw A Party 1:55 / 
8. She's Takin' Hold 1:27
9. Backpack Beers 2:04
10. Situation Overload 2:20
11. Whatever Gets you 2:59
12. Ordinary Eyes 2:26
13. Peggy, Sue Me 2:15
14. Chemical Spin 2:46

Album Rating (1-10): 8.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Justin Yates - Engineer, Mixing
• Adam Fletcher - Engineer, Producer, Extra Vox (Dear Landlord, Last Laugh, Moloko Plus, Copyrights, Squirtgun, Methadones, Murderburgers)
• Matt Allison Engineer, Mixing
• J. Powell - Mastering
• Matt Drastic - Mixing
• Matt Glick - Vox, Guitar (Off-Ox)
• Bradley (Glick) Anxiety - Vox, Bass, Guitar
• Thomas (Poole) - Drums, Some Guitar Noise
• Ryan Dunn - Guitar, Trident

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. but from the sweaty kid with a beer on the cover, i imagine this is a band that carves out their fanbase from the basement show routine. Punk, Metal, Scream-core, Heavy Prog are all good suggestions as to what this record could contain. The scrawled handwriting lead me to believe this will be of the rougher, angrier breed.

Album Review: These are 14 fast, snotty, angsty, youthful tracks from a band that had been around for an album and ep. They are mostly melodic two minute tracks, not one over three, with 3-chord punk, and moments of power-pop slow down if only to offset blasting off in the next section. Turning Seventeen might be the most fully developed radio-friendly song on the album with genuine catchy power pop sections, with yearning nostalgic nasally vocals, and anthemic sing alongs. Good stuff.

Stand Out Track: Turning Seventeen

Links:
Bandcamp
Facebook
website
Anxious & Angry label
Old 2013 Kickstarter
Punk News
Discogs