Review: SOS – Adult Situations (2009?)
Straight up, good time hard rock with a touch of hardcore is the order of the day for NYC based SOS, whose call to arms is the very sound they usher in to clubs everywhere–a return to a wholesome yesteryear filled to the brim with bare bones rock without all the mainstream fluff that has plagued the airwaves for far too long.
What SOS sets out to do is clear, concise and quite effective. Track after track contains a bit of Kyuss, Sick of It All and Soundgarden. For the most part, Adult Situations brings power, rawness, and perhaps above all else…attitude. For the few tracks like “Hypoxphilia,” which just sounds a bit amateurish, there are always twice as many better than average tracks to get your blood pumping. For someone coming into this band looking for modern metal, turn around, because you won’t find it here. This is the music that fits in best in either CBGB’s or an early 90’s Seattle rock club. It’s nice to hear a band that doesn’t have to overdo their songs with technicality or modern rock power chords that seem to meander into nothingness. SOS are in the business of delivering a heavy dose straight to the vein, this is no topical ointment that will show results in 6-8 days or your money back.
Adult Situations should be more popular than it inevitably will be, but any band who sends a promo package to me with a book of matches with their logo emblazoned on it is bound to either be a stalwart force in the underground, or maybe find a Guns N Roses opening and take the mainstream by storm. Either way, I will look forward to future releases from SOS, and in the meantime rely on Adult Situations to deliver.
GOOD
Top Tracks: Walk of Shame, Fear & Ferocity, Daddy Like
Similar Artists: Kyuss, Soundgarden, Sick of It All, Alice in Chains
Teddy Matwijiw – Vocals/Guitars
Trevor Harrison – Drums
Adam Mastrosimone – Vocals/Bass
Mike SOS – Vocals/Guitars
Brett Thompson – Drums/Percussion
Self Released
Review by CODY
