band, album: Rooms, Self-Titled
label: self-released
for fans of: Sounds Like Violence, Television, At The Drive In

cd review: So good it's almost hard to write a review for it, Rooms' s/t reminds me of a less aggressive Sounds Like Violence or early History Invades. These nine songs are intricate, moody, dark, and poppy, showing the band is aware of new wave, but, thanks to their suave modernity, don't exactly fit into the genre. Rooms also has an extensive knowledge of disco-punk and post punk, however, they refrain from flat out emulate the forefathers. The end product could be compared to a more authentic and underground version of The Strokes or The Killers.