Artist description some sort of rock. we attempt to defy easy categorization. we have a different song for every thought in your head.

Music Style indie rock, emo, punk, hardcore, rock, pop, post rock, goth rock, metal, math rock, pop, indie core, emo core, something-else core...

Musical Influences the cure, jimmy eat world, archers of loaf, sonic youth, seam, braid, joy division, radiohead, jawbreaker, sunny day real estate, fugazi, chokebore, samiam

Similar Artists the cure, jimmy eat world, cursive, fugazi, seam, cross my heart, braid, joy division, radiohead, jawbreaker, sunny day real estate, fugazi, chokebore, promise ring, jets to brazil, alkaline trio

Artist History cameron began when singer/guitar player Pat McCay met up with guitar player Nick Franklin and his good friend and drummer Tom Mellon. After having rehearsed for a two month period, this three piece version of cameron finally acquired a bass player through a well-placed flyer that made no sense. The bass player they received was, and is, Joe DeCarolis. He used to be in a band called the eight days wonder who had played locally quite a lot, and had recently broken up. In August of 1999, having completed their lineup, cameron recorded a quick 4 song demo live to 8-track, which is now out of print. the band has been playing locally for over a year now. and have played at the pontiac grille, the khyber, the grape street pub, and many other places in the tri-state area including all over south jersey, delaware and lancaster, PA. the last official cameron release was a 10 song cd called "pictures never taken." as of now, the band is no more.

Group Members nick franklin, patrick mccay, joe decarolis and tom mellon.

Instruments guitar, guitar + voice, bass guitar, the drums.

Albums pictures never taken

Press Reviews 12/19/2000 Damn, this album is awesome. It's very melodic, but it's not your same ole' emo rock. It's refreshing, it's sorta something like Jawbox. Not necessarily in sound, though it kinda sounds like them, but mostly just in style, it's melodic and emo-based sort of, but still, it's totally unique, none of the Get-Up Kids emopop almost punk, or none of the Mineral / Sunny Day Real Estate-ish epics... I feel like I could give this album to Mineral fans, as well as Nirvana fans. Totally awesome. 5 out of 5. -Youthmachine zine// 12.29.00 ...I couldn't aleviate myself from Cameron's catchy tunes. I recieved their new full length cd, it has since been whipped through my player several times. It has that indie rock, almost d.c. feel to it. The first track "Argument" sets the tone for the rest of the album w/ this funky/disco beat similar to the d-plan style... The vocals are often spoken over the interesting and vibrating tones of the guitars. The guitar work is beautifully developed and accentuated by the drumming. I'm really digging on the drumming actually, it was panned/recorded really well on this cd. Thoughout the cd the drumming has a Sunny Day Real Estate type influence. The band compares themselves to fugazi, radiohead, sunny day real estate, and jets to brazil to name a few. I can see these influences incorporated into this well recorded, well thought out full-length... -indieiii zine// 01/01/2001 MP3 REVIEW: "the argument" The intro to this song starts out with the drums, bass and yelling vocals. "The Argument" kicks in intensely, slightly in the vain of Fugazi and DC-ish hardcore. It has the same feel as that style but adds a little more in the way of screaming hardcore. The music is driving, with the guitar kicking in and out for emphasis. The vocals are sung with strong emotion and conviction. You know the kind, where you can see the singer falling all over the stage screaming his head off. The overall flow of Argument is catchy, and powerful. The end turns into a more vocally chaotic hardcore style but it really fucking works. It just gets more rockin toward the end. The lyrics also stem from the style formed in the nations capital. Poetically written and containing a lot of personal content. The thing I always liked the most about this style of lyricism is that the listener identifies with it in his own way. Its not spelled out for him... -delusions of adequacy zine// Here's some great D.C. post-hardcore... out of SJ/Philly! The great thing about Cameron's songwriting is that it's a lot more intelligent and less obvious than similar bands. For instance, in "The Argument", you could say that groove or the changes aren't catchy the first time you hear it. But by the third time you hear it, your brain figures out what's going on and therein lies the pleasure of listening to it: you end up teaching yourself to look for melodies where you normally wouldn't. Each song on this CD has its own identity, yet the overall sound is quite cohesive. The singer has a very nice understated poetry in his lyrics and he can sing, half-sing & scream with confidence. I dunno who's playing the leads on this thing, but the modular(?) white-noiseish licks coming off of his guitar add to their sound exponentially, especially in "End". Highly recommended. -jerseygeek zine 01/22/2001

Location Philadelphia, PA - USA

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