New CD Review of...
Chronic Future
Lines in My Face
By: Kiki Alexander
If, for some reason, I was asked to sum up Chronic Future using only one
word it would be, Devoted.
Devoted to their clever, truthful lyrics. Devoted to their passion of
making entertaining music. And devoted to their clear cut, well defined
sound. Not to mention the twenty-somethings have been jamming together
since the age of thirteen.
Although it’s easy at times to compare them to the likes of Eminem, The
Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit etc., you don’t even dare once you come to the
understanding that they’ve captured and taken on a vibe all their own
with humble coolness. Chronic Future assimilates several genres,
rock, pop, rap, and punk with the overlapping vocals of three out of the
four members-Mike Busse, Brandon Lee (who also lends his hand to the
bass) and guitarist Ben Collins. Drummer Barry Collins pulls it all
together with steady, balanced drumming to create the well-crafted, yet
thrashing record, Lines In My Face.
I find it refreshing that Chronic Future is careful not to whine too
much about one thing for too long, always moving, keeping things
exciting. You can’t really judge this band by the opening track, Time
and Time Again, a blunt, rap-driven track filled with catchy hooks and
nagging synthetics. Not that the rest of the tracks aren’t appealing.
They’re catchy, for sure, but perhaps they’re all a bit less bold--which
isn’t exactly a bad thing.
Enter the clever, Static on The Radio. Poppier and fluffier on the
surface but in actuality is quite sharp and poignant with it’s diverse
wording. Then there’s the bittersweet, Thank-You. The boys even prove
they can do that whole eerie-alternative-rock thing on the final track,
Say Goodbye.
I guess in truth, you can’t really sum up this band or the album in one
word, maybe not even three-hundred.