Fireworks On Ice

Proudly the only band Temporary Residence has ever signed from an unsolicited demo, By the End of Tonight are a young four-piece from a tiny town just south of Houston called Alvin, TX. Their record has technical gymnastics in spades, so much so that it's not even worth talking about. It's like telling a crowded room that you're naked. What's not so obvious, however, is the passion with which this EP unfurls. Beginning like a twisted prog-rock Georgia stomp, the four songs here are equal parts hardcore, speed metal, jazz breaks, epic avant-rock, and sentimental '80s soundtracks. It's a refreshing change of pace for a scene that is so saturated with one-trick ponies. Plus, it's loads of fun trying to guess which '80s songs some of these riffs were lifted from.