01. The Truth (3:48)
02. In The Night (3:35)
03. Mornings Were Never Good to You (3:57)
04. My Medicine (3:09)
05. Phone Call to my Second Wife (1:04)
06. Lose a Disguise (3:13)
07. Nothing Could Explain (3:16)
08. Machines Keep The Rhythm (4:21)
09. Slug Ogre (3:44)
10. Find a Love (2:56)
11. Full Coal Eyes (3:23)
The Beat Strings breathe new life into the musical mantra of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Sexual grittiness, the longing of sensuality, hints of substance references, and the foundation of rock and roll are impressions left upon a listener. These concepts and feelings have been carefully created by the influence of each member, and the experiences they have been through in life and in the band.
The Beat Strings offer a mixed bag of rock nuggets spanning the indie, glam and post-punk scenes. Singer Adam Bolts has an intriguingly offbeat warble that often veers into falsetto, anchored by punchy bass lines and frenzied super chunky guitar riffs. Variety is the name of the game, venturing into cabaret, folk and many other less common genres.
"....unites punk recklessness and new-wave tunefulness with little regard for musical niceties. The rising Iowa band..s ..Starlight.. tumbles headlong with fist-pump hooks and towering vocals..." - Entertainment Weekly
"There truly seem to be no superfluous or gratuitous sounds on any song, everything melds cleanly and beautifully with calculated purpose .. an amazing debut. The Beat Strings deserve a collective pat on the back, from all those artists who have tried, but failed so miserably before." - 30Music.com
"What the songs lack in enunciation, they more than make up for in emotion, and that is what Beat Strings are essentially about - raw emotion, the kind that comes from bad relationships, sexual desire, and a little bit of hard living. The result is a powerful collection of music that will make you want to dance, drink, make love, and pound the walls in fury." - RWS Magazine
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