The Age of Octeen

The sophomore full-length from a band marked by its passionate vocals, excellent wordplay, dueling guitars, and a relentless rhythm section -- powerful sounds with a heart of gold. Once the heir apparent to the post-Fugazi/Jawbox throne of emo-whatever, Braid called it quits in 1999. But fortunately, they left us with this gem. Braid’s line-up for 'The Age Of Octeen' was singer/guitarist Bob Nanna (Hey Mercedes!, Friction, The City On Fim), bassist Todd Bell (Hey Mercedes!), drummer Roy Ewing (Very Secretary, Days In December), and guitarist Chris Broach (L’Spaerow, The Firebird Band/The Firebird Suite/The Firebird Project). Confident and catchy stuff indeed. As Magnet said, '...the Urbana, IL quartet lays a foundation of jangly guitar and frenetic bass, gravels it up with some jazzy drums and paves the whole thing over with lots of vocals... Love it. Don't let anyone tell you there aren't any great new bands out there as long as Braid is still wound together.'