The Stundarts - Remember the Day

Remember when you could turn on the radio and find music with deep feeling and intelligence? Yeah…me too…barely. With an impressive and diverse list of influences that range between Fugazi and Dinosaur Jr., Death Cab and Motley Crue (okay – well maybe the latter doesn’t really imply intelligence, but…), the Stun Darts, hailing from Birmingham, Alabama overlooked perhaps only one. Reminiscent of the early Posies (in addition to other such heavy hitters of the era) - with strong melodic and thoughtful pop/rock – this band’s 11-song debut adequately fills the void for a genre that has been sorely overlooked in today’s vast wasteland of the commercially accessible. Their songs, while not necessarily innovative, boast some fairly intricate instrumentation, which pushes their music beyond the mediocre. What can I say? I am thoroughly impressed, which is not an easy feat. Check them out…and then tell a friend. [www.thestundarts.com]