Scary Kids Scaring Kids is a post emo rock band out of Phoenix Arizona, which isn't known for a bustling music scene. They have touring with some pretty big name acts such as: Saosin and Norma Jean. They have a fairly unusual lineup for a hardcore band as they have 3 guitarists and a regular keyboardist.
This is an EP with only 7 tracks and it clock in at just over 30 minutes. but oh what a 30 minutes it is.
What's Up Now - This track is a nice kick off to an amazing EP. The song begins with a really creepy sounding keyboard line that continues while the 3 guitars come crashing in and the vocals let out a sharp scream. Kick arse way to begin. the song is a longer one but I don’t find my self losing interest at any point in the song at all. killer track 4/5
The World As We Know It - I love the 3 guitar into. the guitars mix so well. Very strong vocal performance on this song. This one is much slower compared to the song before it but again, I am on the edge of my seat the whole time. Awesome lyrics too here. 3.5/5
Bulletproof - This song steps a bit back from the other two. the dual vocals don't work well on this one and the time changes seem a little forced. I don’t know, this song just didn’t seem to click for me. 2/5
Locked In - This song sounds like it could be a Thursday B-side, just with cleaner vocals. Great guitar picking sound in the verse, with a nice melodic chorus. A slower song but it sounds really great. There are some killer breakdowns in this one 4/5
Sink and Die - Really slow intro that builds up for about 30 seconds before the screaming attacks you. Nice slow bridge that sounds excellent. Really cool breakdowns and fills in this track but overall not as memorable as some of the other songs. 3/5
Changing Properties - Nice 3 guitar intro again. This song seems to be a bit formulaic and has some of the same problems the last song had. It just didn’t stick with me as much as I would like 3/5
My Knife, Your Throat - Slow piano intro. Very cool sounding that builds up and goes into a cool picking guitar style verse. This song is epic and takes all the best parts of the band and puts them together. The 3 guitars work well, the drumming is busy, the keyboards sound great, and the vocals are fantastic. easily the best song on the record 5/5
This EP was hard to break down track by track because it is all like one big song that connects. all the songs flow together really well. I cant wait to hear a proper full length from these fellas. Big ups to Jon for introducing me to them. The best parts of the album is how well the 3 guitars fit together. This band is really tight musically. the only problem is that some songs when put by themselves don’t work too well. if you listen to the album all the way through without skipping any tracks it works really well though. I can see this band getting pretty big with the indie-emo kids, but if you don’t like bands like Thursday or UnderOATH you most likely won't dig these guys. I would have given this album a 4 but if you aren’t part of the target audience you might not dig on it, and the songs when they are by themselves aren't too memorable.
