Forming together like a musical Voltron, Revere are a band who are undeniably the sum of their many parts. For comprising their line-up is ex-Element Of Surprise/Tribal Disco Noise vocalist Andy Slipka, former Tenfold members Eddie Meehan (guitars) and Barry Anthony (drums), and Daniel Thomas of Singe fame. If that wasn't enough to already entice the attention of curious onlookers, this debut effort was also produced by Shaun Lopez of Far/The Revolution Smile fame, who further rounds out the Norcal star power.

While some preconceptions based on their genetic make-up may initially arise, it soon becomes quite apparent that Revere are an outfit whose influences have bled through into a collective puddle. Rather than beef up their sound with technical or cutting edge heroics, they instead focus their efforts on mildly progressive melodic rock that endears itself to the listener on its charm more than anything else. Vocal harmonies slice deep with serrated edges and long drawn out verses while upfront, yet unobtrusive guitar work fills in the gaps. A steady rhythm section is then left to eagerly add the punch and momentum while simultaneously exercising considerable restraint.

Some attempts at electronic and acoustic texturing help to give the band a larger palette to work with, but overall, a lot of the hues are muted by the rather flat production. The liner notes state that the effort was recorded during a one day session and unfortunately the rushed timeframe looks to have left things feeling rather two dimensional. What were likely conceptualized as rich layers of ambiance are unmercifully crushed together. On the surface, this lack of depth hampers the bands real ability to expound the fuller sound that seems like it would be present in a more relaxed environment. But when digging deeper, the skeletons that are in place do show promise and will surely be able to stand out on their own when they are allowed to be fleshed out some more.