Album Notes

"Newcomers Alta Voz play a gorgeous and anfractuous brand of indie-rock that recalls the days of effect-less Death Cab and Bends-era Radiohead. Don't get me wrong, it's not all doom and gloom and gushy break-up tunes, but there's certainly real emotion behind these songs. "Twilight in the Colosseum" sounds as desperately sullen as anything Ben Gibbard's ever put out, and it's probably the best song I've heard in all the CD's I received this year. Brothers Darrin and Jared Wardle have stunning call-and response vocals, and... bassist Eric Neri is often a rhythm section unto himself. Expect these guys to do well locally, with hopefully bigger things to come." Seth Combs - San Diego CityBeat