The Cautions - s/t CD EP

Wicked cool 6 song, 20 minute EP from The Cautions(who appear on our tribute to The Cars release), who have a full length arriving in Spring 2005, but in the meantime, these six songs SMOKE. There`s plenty of sugary, sweet guitar crunch along with new wavey melodies and post-Weezer sing along chantings all over the place. "An incredible hybrid of 80`s pop punk, lyrical humor and uncommon productional artistry to form one of the best independent albums to apear in the last few years"-CDStreet. "They have a pop sound like we haven`t heard since The Cars` "Panorama" record and the Cautions make no bones about their roots, succeeding to win you over with catchy pop numbers"-YOurSound.com. "3 1/2 stars out of 4. The fun kicks off right from the opening number, "Coffee Shop Girl," and does not let up until the closing bars of "Groove Baby Groove." The joyful power pop of The Cautions jumps out of the stereo with tasteful, Weezer-esque songs, playful lyrics (on the opening track, Eric Barao sings "If she knew that I thought she`s a hottie/Would she still give me that free biscotti?" of the girl working the counter at the local coffee shop), and a little bit of bite. In "Out of Print," Barao sings of how, upon calling it a relationship, he won`t miss his girlfriend, and that he wants back his records. The songs all have a nice melodic-rock quality that should earn the group some airplay on the local college stations. Taking the sarcasm of the early Elvis Costello tracks and fusing it with a grunge, dirty guitar feel, the only flaw that the Cautions` debut has is that it is not long enough. Until the next, longer album comes out, though, The Cautions serves us notice that the tri-state area could have a new favorite group on its hands."-BostonSoundcheck. "The Cautions single handedly reinstate the post punk revolution on their driving self-titled six song sampler. Growling guitars, thunderous bass lines, slamming drums and Eric Barao`s tough, retro vocals bring the days of Iggy Pop and The Ramones back in full, glorious Technicolor. The songwriting is also of unparalleled character with fiery guitar lines at the center of the flames. This well recorded and produced CD from The Cautions will make an outstanding addition to my CD collection and one that you should definitely check out. Smashing!"-MetronomeMagazine. Extremely Highly Recommended!

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