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New EP from this band out of Charlottesville, VA.
Our take: Debut vinyl from this band out of Charlottesville, Virginia, whose demo tape we carried a while back. You hear little about bands from Charlottesville (though there are a few, and Wild Rose share a drummer with Richmond’s Fried Egg), but I love great bands from smaller scenes. You can always tell they’re doing it for the right reasons, and they often have a left of center sound that isn’t as common among bands from major metropolitan areas, who (in my experience at least), often hew closer to an established formula. Wild Rose is a case in point, as their amped-up punk songs aren’t quite hardcore, they’re shot through with walking bass lines and classic rock-inspired riffage, and their singer can’t really sing but belts it out with an intensity and conviction that you can’t help but love. As on their earlier tape, there’s something about Wild Rose’s music that reminds me of the Descendents’ Milo Goes to College album, but I can’t put my finger on what that is. Maybe it’s the melodic bass? Regardless, give this a spin if you’re into under the radar punk that ignores the big city rulebook.