A No Coast November

A No Coast November is a five piece band from Kansas City, Missouri. It is somewhat difficult to classify them as a specific form of rock; they have their own sound. This band’s creativity extends beyond their musicianship to their song titles. The song titles as well as the band name are intriguing and draw people in. After the titles have drawn in the listener, the music fulfills the promise of something new and fresh. There is something about this music that seems very familiar and yet at the same time, unlike anything ever heard before. There always seems to be a high level of guitar throughout and the drums and bass have some interesting parts. The vocals definitely are not bad and at the same time, not perfect either.

There are only a couple problems I could find with this band. The first is the vocalist as previously mentioned. I cannot exactly explain how I feel about it. He definitely has a good voice but there is some artifact of a sound present that I cannot get past. The second problem I had is that the recordings have little or no depth to them. It feels very flat and one-layered. Some possible fixes to this are adding more bass into the mix or somehow make the individual tracks in each song “cleaner”. Other than these issues, I feel that these guys have a great deal of talent.

Final Word
A No Coast November has three songs on their myspace and each one is unique. That alone is difficult for a band to do. Once a certain level of complexity has been added to music, changing exactly what makes it unique is often difficult without mimicking your own work. These guys know how to pull it off. Considering that these guys are working on getting their music into iTunes, they have an increased chance of making it. Check them out here.





-ishibustim