Album: The Death Via Satellite Ep
Source: Smother
By: J-Sin
I first remember when theStart formed when Jamie Miller then Snot’s drummer went off to be in his girlfriend’s band. While there was a huge buzz about the band just as there is now unfortunately both of their former labels closed shop, which was devasting. Now that Nitro Records picked them up their future is much brighter and hopefully the band whose debut was #7 on AP’s “Top 25 Best Records of 2001” will be here to stay. Vocally Aimee Echo switches gears from her Human Waste Project days with a decidedly more retro new wave sound. On “Death Via Satellite” they effectively combine the influences of new wave, punk, and ‘80’s synth pop influences to get the own little niche in the music arena. The production on this album is off the hook and makes their songs sound more poppy than they probably are.
