Word: ia
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This evolution of music categories is by no means a negative trend since it ensures that music reaps the sonic benefits of numerous and varied influences. Boston’s The Indefinite Article (IA) is an act whose multi-faceted sound is clearly a product of this evolution, showing off the homologous features of their rock brethren while maintaining the ancestral traits of their hip hop forebears...
...first act this past Thursday in the rather tropical confines of the Quincy Cage (in the basement of Quincy House), The IA managed to excite a crowd of several dozen students seeking live music and refuge from our latest snowstorm with their blend of hip hop, Latin, rock and all other permutations thereof. During the band’s half hour warm-up set, they displayed an uncanny feel not only for danceable rhythms and intriguing melody lines but also for sinuous hooks and exotic instrumental interplay...
...IA made good use of stop time and breaks to keep the tunes from becoming monotonous or overly homogenous. The crowd seemed to greatly enjoy the show and the IA definitely had good stage presence and frequently asked for audience interaction...
...IA sounds vaguely like the Spooks on the demo but their other, more instrumentally interesting influences are nowhere to be found...
Maybe it’s just the enjoyment on the musician’s faces or the glance from drummer to bass player as they shift tempos, but the IA was far more interesting that night in the Cage than on CD. Perhaps with a slight cross-pollination of sorts, their next studio attempt can be as diversely flavored and as sonically interesting as their live performances...