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• Artist: O Pioneers!!!
• Album: Black Mambas
• Label: Team Science
• Year of Release: 2007
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2007-06-05

O Pioneers!!! (yes, they are that excited that they share the name with the Willa Cather book) are a duo (Eric Solomen - vocals and guitar, Jeff Groban - drums) that sure make a lot of noise. They could be considered hardcore or even post-hardcore. They really are hard to pigeon-hole. Even though they play a little sloppy with screamed out vocals the music on their debut, Black Mambas is catchy. They still manage to supply enough hooks to keep skeptics interested. There are even times when I think of pop-rock artists like Ted Leo "We Have Friends (I Promise)". Production on Black Mambas isn't that hot but I really couldn't imagine listening to O Pioneers!!! any other way. They have some clever titles as well: "Motley Crue, Probably Saved My Life", "My Favorite Songs Are on The Oldies Station" and "Autographs Are For Rock Stars" as well as "I Heard That New Ashlee Simpson Record is Pretty Killer". They sound goofy but these guys actually warrant a listen. The music comes across as a nice mix between old-school hardcore and today's punk. All done lo-fi.

O Pioneers!!! have heart and while there isn't a huge production here, these two guys have managed to put out a charming little release with Black Mambas.

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