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The Reputation
To understand The Reputation, you probably need to know that Elizabeth Elmore, formerly of Sarge, spent most of her formative years perfecting Sarge's shiny power pop fueled by Midwestern punk, receiving a not insignificant amount of attention for their raw, Braid-like rock. After Sarge's dissolution, Elmore put together The Reputation. And as the frontwoman, she receives most of the attention for her sugary cooing and seductive growls that stomp and stammer all over these carefully crafted pop songs that draw heavily from late 90s alternative rock. Sweet, but with a bite, The Reputation shine because of the perfect tightness of drums, bass, and guitar, complimented by finely honed song-writing. The songs touch upon the foibles of life, relationships breaking apart at the seams, giving in into temptation, alienation at the hands of a new hometown, and bittersweet but strong women and men.
"Alaskan" is eminently hummable, and a small part of me goes "Yes!" when hearing the song's stately horns and vocal interplay between the two Elizabeths during the bridge; and I have to admit I've started many a notional road trip to "Either Coast," with, yes, the windows rolled down. The newer material, off their latest release, To Force A Fate expands their sound, bringing in expanded orchestration while still retaining The Reputation's core.
The Reputation - Either Coast
The Reputation - Alaskan
The Reputation - Face It
The Reputation - The Ugliness Kicking Around
Official Reputation web site. Buy To Force a Fate from Lookout! Records, iTunes Music Store, or Amazon.
Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 03.10.05 at 1:37 AM
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