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Don't Forget to Breathe

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This CD is AMAZING. Its about time a band has created this CD! My favorite song is "A sip of wine chased with cyanide." SPOON OUT MY HEART!!! How can it get any better than that? Every song is diverse, no blah blah verse chorus verse chorus sorta thing. Enough hooks but never enough to become annoying. But I'm sure you're all thinking, "Sure YOU like them, but I dont know anything about you or what you think is good music." Hm ok well Ill try to help you out. Do you like From Autumn to Ashes? Atreyu? Senses Fail? Funeral For a Friend? Then I think youll like A Static Lullaby. However, if you like Shadows Fall, Avenged Sevenfold, Norma Jean, I am pretty sure you wont like this CD. And if youre a diehard Dashboard, Brand New, Yellowcard, The Starting Line (gag me) kinda kid, then I advise you to stay away. The screaming will make you cringe. Well then i hoped that helped in your decision!!!

Like most people I always kinda avoided screaming music, what ever you want to call it. But after seeing these guys live and buying the CD right away I totally changed my mind. I really really love this CD. Every song has such a different and wonderful sound. I even got used to and like the screaming in this band, it goes well with the tunes and the way the vocals can go from screaming to melodic singing is just amazing. Theres no real way to describe it.
My advice: download a song or two, If you like it...fantastic, great, buy the CD right away and you won't regret it ...and if you dont like it, no big deal thats cool too, just dont go another day with out at least giving them a try.

When I was 14 my first favorite band was NOFX. Before I could fight it, inner self destruction wracked me mentally. I sought to be spiritually lifted. Music is everything I have come to know, an intangible force which empowers life as I know it. It is beyond a simple-minded ethos, it is what I just said it was, everything. At 16 I discovered an unrivaled masterpiece, The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused. My spiritual prerequisite became fulfilled. Now 19 and choosing to be the loser of all losers, I hunt for a cure to quell self-growing hate. During my quest I found the impossible. Refused has come close to being dethroned. Slightly below the almighty musicians is my new emotional succor -- A Static Lullaby.

Perhaps its me or maybe my perception is all twisted and gnarled like Death's fingers, but A Static Lullaby makes everything in the world seem so right. Their debut album captivates the worthless existence that I am. And that's saying a whole lot. The might of their musicianship effortlessly surpasses all others. As the year ends, no other band has the right to argue that they have marked a groundbreaking achievement as much as A Static Lullaby does. "Don't Forget to Breathe," is simply 2003's unequaled album.

Almost everyday of every hour I have listened to their raucous intensity. I cling onto their music as I have come to the realization that I have undergone a change that is both surprising and inspiring. Consequentially, I pray for such changes to break out within the entire music spectrum. If music is supposed to awakened deep emotions, summon personal vendettas, or give flight to an energetic mosh, then this has done two things. It has accomplish its first standard and secondly, it has pushed the standards even further.

Their music naturally gears toward the hardcore. But I have to persuade you to look beyond that. What you have here is an immeasurable passion that will suck you into an emotional vacuum while it tightens its delightfully cold grip on you. Then march beyond your claim that this is "another typical screamfest." So much more bleeds behind the album, and if you still cannot see this then you are truly blind. During my initial listen, I did not search for that one "right" track, instead I played through it over and over again. Each song is equally stunning as the next one. Besides Refused's ultimate work, I haven't felt this compelled to inform the world what they are missing.

So much is thrown at you and don't bother to ask it to stop. It doesn't. Falling as melodic hardcore, the band is a damn enchanting comfort. With original musicianship and unrivaled skill, they have summed up to be an icon to follow. As evidence of genuine talent, some of their songs were even crafted before they were signed. Each song is deep and drives the album hard. You can easily differentiate the other ballads which were produced when they were signed. The entire quality behind it rumbles with plenty of loud and infectious songs. I can't help but shriek my heart aloud, I smash the air with their words in my mouth. And I thought I`ve heard all the deadliest cries from the hardcore. I was wrong. Here it is, toppling everything in its path. And I beg for more! It has me marveling how musicians near my age are so gifted, its just gripping. This is a medicine to a world I can`t stand. With all the black in your own world, you think no one could possibly express as much, but A Static Lullaby does. I literally experience their palpable fury, anger, and misery. If the Emo genre needed a band to represent their turf, A Static Lullaby would be most qualified.

You become a rag doll and you will succumb to the ear-piercing wrath of intimidation and heavier invigoration. Varying his guttural bawls with melodic wisps, the vocalist is brilliantly grotesque and all the more charming. The guitars crunch hard and scorch the air endlessly. What makes the band's unique sound undeniably original are the rage behind the lead and rhythm guitarists. Not to mention the profoundly pounded drums. And with that, the hardened touch of the bass booming the background is a jarring force to be reckoned with. Each individual in A Static Lullaby flawlessly spark the blazing fire they feed on. "Predictable Guitars," ha-ha-ha, yeah right. . . They are an unrivaled flair!

And it doesn't stop there. Their words are earnestly deep and push out a barrage of emotion. Layered by passion and admirably written, the lyrics are the direct reflection of the singer's chutzpah. Its obvious that the frontman floods his everything into his words, and all of which are appropriately executed. "Don't Forget to Breathe," is just the beginning of A Static Lullaby. Still maturing into the mess that is adulthood, I will not be surprised if their next CD spawns an even greater weight of ferocity and captivation. They are as rare as Refused and the dire need for a spiritual connection between music and sanity proliferates. They are a pillar of modern "sing/scream music."

I am the proud owner of such masterwork within the Hardcore/Emo equilibrium, and I trust you are too.

I can't stop listening to this CD. There is something amazing about this band, and that is this: they have the ability to express raw emotion (mainly sadness/angst) through their music. The singer has a talent for conveying extreme emotional pain through his voice; whether screaming, singing, or delivering spoken lines, he never fails to move me. The lyrics are simply incredible. I'm not going to put any quotes here, because to experience the heartbreaking feeling behind the words you must hear them with the music and listen to the song as a whole. Beautiful lead guitar lines spread throughout all the songs add greatly to the effect.
I cannot say too much in praise of this album because it is pretty much perfect. Nor can I chose favorite songs out of so many masterpieces. However, if you wish to hear, try downloading "Love to Hate, Hate to Me," "Lip Gloss and Letdown," and "The Shooting Star that Destroyed Us All." I think they are all available on the band's official site.
I urge you to buy this CD. Those who enjoy emotionally charged music (not "emo," it's far more intense [not to mention rockin'] than that) or who just enjoy great music (if they don't mind some screaming)... you will REJOICE.

Heard one of their songs on KSJS 90.5 (San Jose States radio station.. if you don't know know you know!). the singers voice isn't all that great but he pulls it off well. If he could sing a lil better i would've gave it 5 stars. Either way they mix the mad loud tones w/ melody very well. It's a kick butt cd. I also bought Taking Back Sunday (mainly for New American Classic, also heard this song on KSJS that same day). I love all kinds of music, from Alirio Diaz, Insolence, Hed P.E. Modest Mouse, Sting to A Static Lullaby. So i can't say if you'll like this album or not.. but I love the whole thing. Try something new!

I have been listening to Coheed and Cambria, Thursday, Brand New, Early November and bands of the like recently. While looking through Amazon I found that many people who bought those titles also bought this Static Lullaby album. This whole genre of music has really taken me by surprise...considering I usually listen to Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Radiohead, Type O Negative, Stone Temple Pilots (popular muusic). Thank you to Dashboard Confessional for bridging that gap for me...

So I normally listen to music that has SOME if not great mainstream success. I also play guitar and take the originality, complexity, or even just the catchiness of a groove into consideration.

With that said...I did not enjoy this album at all. All bands have a core idea they are trying to convey...a core sound and message that you the listener should perceive. Actually, I'm not sure what makes up most of the songs in the least. Most of the songs are like sporadic screams and guitar sounds over a beat with no particular purpose. Kind of like making a bunch of skin look like a person without any skeleton.

And the songs that do have the characteristics that generally create a song are boring. Just loud, boring, and senseless screaming. None of the lyrics give me any insight into the writer's head nor a reflection into my own. I'm also not fond of any of the vocal melodies on the entire album.

With that said, I'd suggest this album to 12-18 year old people who enjoy music like Thursday (except not as Oh, I don't know...artsy? good? original?).

If your tastes do not extend much further then this particular genre of music, then you may have found a worthy cd. If you are the rest of us...buy Blood Sugar Sex Magik or The Fragile.

I had never heard of "A static lulaby" but I was a huge fan of bands such as the used, blindside, and the deftones just to name a few. What realy grabed me in the begining when i bought the cd was the cover art. I was so impressed with the art on the album, I bought it, plain and simple. I figured, if the band would take the time to hire some one to create the work displaed on the album, mabey the music would echo that same time and tallent. I opened the album slid it into my cd deck in my car, and cranked up the volume.... I was so amazed with the music, It was like being smacked it the face with a sack of rocks. The music was amazing! It was everything ive ever looked for in a band, deep lyrics, hard crunching guitars, amazing drumbs, and thumping bass. I listned to the album my entire 4 hour drive, and i'm still amazed every time i listen to it. A static lulaby is quickly becoming my favorite band, buy it,[borrow] it or download it, and mabey you will fell the same!

I heard about this band from a good friend of mine. When he told me about them the cd wasnt out yet so I downloaded all the demo songs I could find. And my reaction....Whoa! Good screaming music. If you like bands like The Used, Finch, etc., Then this is most likely something you will enjoy and also say Whoa! to. I recommened downloading a few songs first to see if this is your type of music. Here are a few that I enjoy : The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us All, Nightmares 6-0, Love To hate, Hate To Me. I got the cd now and it is better than the demos. GREAT CD!

as a fan of metal i didnt think i'd like this but me friends dragged me along to tulsa to see them. wow. live, its incredible.

WOW! OMG! This CD is so good! i was just surfing the net to find new bands to download, err i mean buy... and i stumbled across A Static Lullaby. They have such good melodies in their songs! My Favorite songs are "Charred Feilds Of Snow" "The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us" and "Lipgloss And Letdowns" Such a good mixture of singing and screaming. Whenever i feel like just getting hyper, or if i'm down a bit. I pop this CD in and just rock out. It's sooooo Awesome! i love it and i recommend you to buy it too!