Blog: Can You See the Sunset

The Riot Before is a punk band from Richmond, VA that (like so many other bands these days) adds a little bit of Americana twang to what might otherwise be pretty straightforward. It works. Rather than blazing through the eleven songs on their latest album, Fists Buried In Pockets , the band often detours into twangier/folksier territory but always manage to sound energetic. Those little detours work well in terms of the album's overall pacing and really make everything (every single song) seem amazingly cohesive. Even so, The Riot Before is at their best when their [...]

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