person L

Add Date: November 17

Artist: person L

Album: The Positives

Label: Academy Fight Song

Genre: Rock/post-punk/indie

Comments: Kenneth Vasoli, former member of the pop-punk band, The Starting Line, is at it again with his project person L. I can't help but be brought back to my indie rock/post-punk days of wearing girls pants and smoking cigarettes to look slick when I hear this album. It is no question a departure from Vasoli's pop-punk foundations. That doesn't mean the smooth voice is gone (just fewer sing-along chouruses--not sayin' it's a bad thing). The first thing I noticed was the great drumming involved on the album, maybe not the best produced sounds, but whoever is pounding on the drum set knows how to make interesting rhythms while toning it down when it's necessary. There is a certain presence of atmospheric sounds throughout the album, lending "The Positives" to the post-punk variety. If you like Minus the Bear or Saves the Day, you'll be into person L. Start with #2 (Good Days), #3 (The Positives), and #7 (Sit Tight).