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Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!: ‘War Coward’

September 22, 2008 New Music 12 Comments

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! – ‘War Coward’

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One of the more obtuse bands coming out of RADelaide (that’s Adelaide by the way) is Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! who sound like At The Drive-In, Circa Survive and The Mars Volta are wrapped up in a highly combustible package that, upon explosion, you can’t help but dance to.

A handful of self-released EPs have been committed to the annals of the Fire boys, and a new bun is cooking in the oven as we speak. The highly pitch-shifted first crumb from their forthcoming album is ‘War Coward’, a tasty offering that foregoes the usual verse-chorus-verse shtick and adapts a more cyclical format, ebbing and flowing rather than adhering to any set structure. Definitely a grower.

http://www.myspace.com/firesantarosafire

Currently there are "12 comments" on this Article:

Stephen says:

September 22, 2008 at 8:06 pm

I like the song. its different but still has that upbeat Fire!y oodness attached to it. Their live show these days is still great but sounds very different. Glad to see some attention for these guys on the blogosphere. (Y)
Dave says:

September 23, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Why isn’t this band signed already?? The most we hear from adelaide is either boring dance punk or hip hop.. someone get onto this!!
Spoz says:

September 23, 2008 at 7:33 pm

once upon a time they could’ve been accused of being dance punk (although I wouldn’t have called it boring) still, dare I say it.. their insane sound has matured brilliantly. This song is definitely a grower!
padwang says:

September 24, 2008 at 8:43 pm

I find the energy from these guys to be very much refreshing, I can’t wait to see them live. Have been into these guys for quite sometime now. come with me.
Amy says:

September 25, 2008 at 2:26 pm

Looks like Triple J have picked it up, too!
Jonathon says:

September 29, 2008 at 1:25 am

Love this track!
Sandy says:

October 2, 2008 at 6:31 pm

who thinks personally that this song is fo shizz up the spout?
Jade says:

October 6, 2008 at 10:25 am

Its catchy! Love the guitar solo. (Y)
Charlie says:

November 14, 2008 at 6:40 am

Hopefully they’ll keep that raw sound, and not become over-produced. If that makes sense…
Shaun says:

November 14, 2008 at 11:47 am

Congrats to the boys for snagging a spot at HOMEBAKE! Such a good track!
Monique says:

January 26, 2009 at 1:27 pm

best adelaide band i’ve heard in … ever. great vocals, and a great sound…
really, really good music, makes me want to dance…
love it!
=]
Nathaniel says:

February 13, 2010 at 5:51 pm

Debut album by Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! announced yesterday –

http://blog.remotecontrolrecords.com.au/2010/02/mp3stream-fire-santa-rosa-fire-announce.html

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