ACTION ITEM

ACTION ITEM

WE ARE THE IN CROWD (HOPELESS)

UNDER THE HUDSON

AMANDA KING

Its been tough for me to want to listen to a band that adds me on myspace. Not that I’m too lazy to make three clicks and stream a song, but I’d rather not fill my ears with music from a band that’s half screamo, half powerpop and oh-so cleverly labels themselves “Ambient / Bluegrass / Hardcore,” because it seems like that’s all that I’ve encountered lately. However, I decided to try it again. One night, wanting to cure my boredom with new music, I scrolled through my friend requests to see what I could find. At random, I clicked on Action Item and was just happy that their lyrics weren’t telling me to get crunk. Little did I know that a couple of months later they would be releasing one of my favorite EPs thus far in 2008. Produced by Powerspace’s Tom Schleiter, Action Item has crafted an EP of five songs that’s sure to stick with listeners for a while. Although pop-rock tends to be a genre that some claim is overdone and over-saturated, The World and I offers a refreshing addition to the mix. Opener “Dress for the Weather” is catchy in all the right ways with its addictive chorus that doesn’t need to repeat a line over and over again to get stamped into someones head. AbsolutePunk.net’s Joe DeAndrea

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