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Rating: The Gaunt from Columbus (Ohio) were an underrated band.
In the realm of so-called "melodic punk", many other less talented groups have garnered more in terms of both economic success and fame. "Bricks and Blackouts" is their swan song but also their most mature and compelling album.
They started with a gritty, low-fi sound, no frills but with a great impact, akin to that of their fellow citizens "New Bomb Turks". The Gaunt evolved with the progressive refinement of the songwriting skills of Jerry Wick, a talented frontman. This album strings together an amazing sequence of potential radio hits, with special mentions for tracks like "different drum machine" and "don't tell". The pace is consistently brisk, with the exception of the title track, an electro-acoustic ballad that briefly softens the mood, but only for a moment...
So far, the positive notes, because the ending is somber. The album had poor sales, so much so that Warner had to drop the band... Jerry Wick's life was tragically ended by a drunk truck driver who hit him while he was biking home from the restaurant where he worked as a waiter.
We will miss you Jerry....
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