People In The Box

Much like they flit between sounding a bit like Bump of Chicken and Ogre You Asshole, the newly minted People In The Box lightly leap from bright safe rock sounds to much louder and distorted wall-of-sound blasts. The great thing is that they do it all with their own sense of style. Even when the guitars are turned up to eleven and the drums become a blur, there's still an air of fresh-faced optimism.

They don't easily fit in post rock, shoegaze or just plain indie rock categories. Sure, they're not going to totally shatter any genre boundaries, but much like Burger Nuds, they bring a unique and very capable musicianship to the table. This is something that sets them apart for other middle-of-the-road to lighter-rock bands that only seem able to pump out track after track of bland pap. Sure, People In The Box have their doe-eyed moments, but they are very short and nicely broken up with their more powerful and intricate bits. Their songs are all very nice, but they also have a sinewy undercurrent that keeps the blood moving.

These guys are still new to the world, with only two mini albums and one full length released in 2007. If they can manage to keep defying easy categorization, maintaining their youthful, soft-but-earnest edge and avoid selling out completely to bottled water and airline adverts, then I think we will all benefit for having them around.

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Members:
波多野裕文- Vocals, Guitar
福井健太- Bass
山口大吾 - Drums

Albums:
Rabbit Hole - 2007
Frog Queen - 2007
Bird Hotel - 2008