Faulter “Darling Buds of May” CD

Ahhh, yet another CD whose title and cover art just scream, "I am so not gonna like this." And yet... I do. I really do. Faulter is from the Orange County-ish area, and this is their first record—impressively self-released in its initial run, and now seeing a re-release via Abacus Recordings, which is somewhat surprising in that I could totally see this shit coming from a major label. I mean, they're basically taking the catchy, poppy emo of bands like Armor for Sleep and Spitalfield (both of whom I fucking love, no shit) and giving it an even more pristine, somewhat "mainstream" sheen. How the hell they were able to get this thing sounding so polished and perfect at a time when they had no label backing is beyond me, but they damn sure did. I get made fun of from time to time over the fact that I listen to this kind of stuff because people just can't understand how I can go from listening to "radio friendly" rock music to Gorgoroth or whatever, but I don't give a shit, man. If I like it, I like it, and I'm not gonna pretend otherwise, because I've got no one to impress. These songs are super catchy, and I can appreciate the writing, so that's all I care about. I'm into it. Do I identify with the lyrics or find great meaning in the content? Nope. But I don't identify with bands singing about defiling dismembered corpses or glorifying the dark legions of Satan either. Good music is good music, it's just that different people have different tastes.

Faulter "Remember"
Faulter "Sixes & Sevens"

Don't be ashamed, make the grab if you enjoy the songs. No one has to know...

Abacus Recordings
RevHQ
@ Very Distribution