LoathsomePete

Here is a band that I absolutely adore and have gotten loads of other people to adore, yet know absolutely nothing about them. All I know is that they were founded in Calgary, Alberta Canada, played for a little while and then disbanded and faded from the memories of most people who saw them play live in bars, coffee shops, or street corners. However there were a few fans dedicated enough to buy the album, rip it, upload it, and eventually worm its way into my grubby little hands for me to do the same.

The Interpestuals were are acoustic band that borrowed heavily from the angst of the '90's alternative rock and the story telling ability of country. While none of the songs follow any particular narrative, they do evoke the sense that a larger picture is being painted by the words. Upon closer examination one can find tales of addiction, infidelity, suicide, and witness protection program (I think). ReviveR is definitely not the album you put on if you are looking for something light and safe. The last song in particular ("Boots & Skulls") pushes the boundary of what to expect from an acoustic performer with a bitter vitriol against one's former lover.

Besides the acoustic guitar there is an acoustic bass that hums happily along in at least one of the songs, but becomes less distinguished in others. In fact the audible bass and second guitar are so infrequently used that it is hard to tell if they were added using studio magic, or if there were two additional members of the group.

A review of The Interpestuals is always going to be abrupt because of their criminally short musical career. With only ten songs (all of which are amazing) I'm not really left with much else to say except if you're after darker acoustic music with above average writing then you definitely cannot go wrong with the best band that nobody knows about.

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