Making a Promise

These guys are my personal friends (Well the singer is). They live in Japan and have a pop punk feel. I think they'll grow on you. The music is emotionally-charged, and dashed with teenage angst (in a good way).

The first track is a favorite of mine, it's called A Motion Picture Tragedy. It starts out with rumbling waves, then the rest of the song backed with ear-catching piano reminiscent of the music on the soundtrack to Amelie. Then Jerico (Jerko) starts singing and the song unfolds beautifully and ends with a change of radio frequency.

Number Three is Going to Leave a Stain is next on the roster. If you're a fan of acoustic then Jerko is your man. He pulls it off again with soundbytes in the beginning and really solid acoustic guitar lines. His voice is powerful and flows perfectly with the music at the same time.

Thirdly, is a song called Class of OPM. It starts out with a sound byte again. Next a catchy deep acoustic guitar that progresses into a poppy acoustic guitar line. His voice is powerful, yet again and his lyrics deep. For example, "You're so addicting, and I wish that I can quit you" It's reminiscent of the days when this kind of music was considered emo, and it was cool to say that you liked bands like Allister and New Found Glory.

Last, Sahara Minus the Laughter. It differs from it's demo, because it begins with piano instead of guitar. It's not long before a catchy acoustic guitar comes in and Jerico's signature voice comes in. Lyrics like, "I could be your best, and I could be your worst" though sappy, make you want to sing along.

Making a Promise can be found at their Myspace and at their Website