Plate Six were from Alabama and had a really rad sound that I'm having trouble describing. Post hardcore with the thoughtfulness and restraint of Sinaloa, the burly machismo of Ancestors/Town Ship, and maybe a bit of Enablers-esque meandering and I think you've got a pretty good description of Plate Six. I actually wasn't super sold on this band on first listen. The vocals have this gruff hard rock twang to them which was off-putting at first, but soon meld with the music so perfectly. Plate Six manage to come across aggressive without falling into the usual cliches that can really break a band with this sound.By the way, I downloaded this album from the amazing blog Forget The Radio. The guy who runs that blog knows a ton about mid 90s emo and indie rock and I always find something I've never heard. One of my fave blogs. Check it out.
~AB
their first LP, Operation: Chair Sit, is solid as fuck, too, and has a PJ Harvey cover, "Reeling", which is better than the original. Brad, the drummer, and David, who played guitar and sang, now are in the Broken Letters.
ReplyDeletea friend of mine just sent me this link. THANKS for the kind words and making it possible to download Battle Hymns! the members of Plate Six have a brand new band called DROVES, and our record will be available later this week via DROVES.ORG
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Darryl (from Plate Six)