Less As Fair
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Less As Fair 2nd EP, pre-EP-aid is a smart collection of emo-influenced pop-punk tunes. It's long on harmony and the kind of earnest, simple guitar riffing listeners have come to expect from immature kids raised on a diet of hardcore, Punk-O-Rama comps, and MTV. But Less As Fair really necks ahead of the pack behind the enormous voice of dreamboat-in-training lead singer R-Knape and lyrical content that merges musings on love and youth. But before the band follows in the footsteps of the Pilgrims and Subculture -- which it deserves to and will -- listeners can enjoy pre-EP-aid undeniable mixture of exuberance and romantic hardcore. Less As Fair renders each song with a different mix of talents. Every time you think you've heard it all before, the band kills with another single. While pre-EP-aid 4 tracks run on the range of external tanks of emotion that every teenager refuels with each miniature passing period drama, they're also professionally executed packets of melody. While the exposed nerve of hardcore is apparent throughout, guitarist/vocal R-Knape, bassist Yassar, and drummer/vocal Helmy are making music for a generation that appreciates a good hook, and isn't necessarily concerned where it comes from. Alternative, Emo, California skatepunk -- all the songs are performed the same way, and flannels, Fubu, and wallet chains are sometimes just set decorations. Less As Fair's positive is its honest intersection of pop's shallow nature with the rippling passion of hardcore. The band pulled all the frames of reference off the wall and built a larger one with the mismatched pieces. Inside it is pre-EP-aid, a spectacular debut art project.
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