Daylight

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Daylight (Doylestown, PA)

Taylor Madison – guitar, vocals
John Bowes – drums
Jake Clarke – guitar, vocals
Joe Kane – bass

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Sinking 10″ / CDEP (Get This Right Records)
Release Date: December 15, 2009

You’re Not My Father

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Not that it’s trying, but Daylight certainly isn’t fooling anyone with its influences; Hot Water Music’s gruff, anthemic assault comes to mind more than once on the Pennsylvania band’s debut EP, Sinking, as does the striking emotional and sonic depth of Small Brown Bike’s later material. Dynamic, melodic and powerfully resonant punk rock is the order of the day here, and hell if these five blistering, crashing yet undeniably catchy songs don’t hit that particular sweet spot reserved for propulsive rhythms, a soaring twin guitar attack and vocals that are about a smooth as 30 grit sandpaper. Yes, kids … there is little doubt in regards to which records in your collection that Sinking fits best next to.

Nevertheless, Daylight tempers that cresting, crashing wall of sound with some really introspective and intricate moments. Bands of this ilk tend to go full-bore all the time, ignoring tone, pitch and the spirit of exploration. Still, there’s a strong sense that Sinking has only scratched the surface of the quartet’s musical ambition. Like its peers – young and exciting up-and-comers such as Castevet, My Heart To Joy and Make Do And Mend – Daylight has taken the foundations of fiery, mid-tempo punk rock and injected an almost dissonant atmosphere and subtle complexities from other styles of music. The result is something that is a throwback to the post-punk-emo-whatever-core of the early to mid-nineties but still sounds decidedly modern and fresh. It’s a testament to the fact that there’s still plenty of new blood being pumped through the genre’s ragged heart. Read more …

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Media

* Bio (pdf)
* Album Art (hi-res)
* Band Photo 1 (hi-res)
* Band Photo 2 (low-res)
* Band Photo 3 (low-res)
* mp3s