Criteria

What a pleasant surprise! I absolutely loved Criteria's first 2 LPs. Their sound hit that sweet spot between post hardcore with a groove, indie rock, and alternative rock/pop with huge sounding guitars, loads of distortion, and big anthemic hooks! To find out a new album is coming after waiting 15 years was pretty exciting news. There's a new single titled "Agitate Resuscitate" streaming on Brooklyn Vegan that I highly recommend checking out. Not too many bands are doing it like this these days, with no frills, no electronics, no computerizeed sounding nonsense or crazy auto-tune. This is just back to the basics, straight up loud guitar driven rock and roll, with a monster groove/guitar riff, punchy verse, stop start dynamics, and an anthemic chorus. The single sounds like it could have been all over the radio in the mid-90s or something that would have been played on 120 minutes (if anyone remembers that show with Matt Pinfield)! I miss this sound and can't wait to hear the rest of this LP! Glad these dudes are back!