Artist description Insane mathy Texan indie rock built from the ground up by four best friends. On tour now.

Music Style Insane indie rock developed by four best friends in Texas.

Musical Influences Braid, They Might Be Giants, Refused, Knapsack, Elliott, Mock Orange

Similar Artists Mock Orange, Braid, Counterfit

Group Members Daniel Hawkins: percussion/keyboard Stephen Henderson: electric bass guitar/keyboard Miles McMahon: guitar/voice Grant Passmore: guitar/voice

Albums Dream in Color, Dream in Sound (01), Almost Always (01)

Press Reviews REVIEWS // Dream In Color Dream In Sound :: Pop Matters/Esoteric Baggy is out. That's what I'm told by the guys in The Record Time, a great little combo (formerly a trio, now a four-piece) from Texas that knows how to keep things interesting by giving you what you'd least expect. That is, power pop that seems to escape any logic of time signature constraints, typical riffage, and, well, power pop in general. But this is a very good thing, you see. So many in the math rock/emocore (let's just call 'em an out 'n out rock band for our purposes here) community tend to forget their talent after the first guitar chord is hit. That isn't the case with The Record Time. Really, all you have to do is listen to the first track on their dream in color, dream in sound EP, "A Girl A Rose A Stage". "It's been two years and still/Some nights I scream for you/God, it could have been so real", sings guitarist and vocalist Grant Passmore. Grant tells me that he feels now that he could have done a better job on the lyrics with this song, but honestly, the directness here is nice and raw, exploding out of the ever-changing music that fellow bandmates Daniel Hawkins (percussion and piano) and Stephen Henderson (electric bass) turn out. The song begins on a rather easy going note, a nice riff here, a straight beat there. But then the vocals pour out and the whole thing splits into a frenzied, chaotic rock-around that reforms into an entirely different riff, an entirely different beat, almost an entirely different song altogether. But it leaves the listener paralyzed by their speakers to hear more. More of what this band can do, more of Passmore's soulful vocals (an increasingly rare thing in the indie rock community), more of this sincere and direct music. THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THIS REVIEW. Please click below... [Esoteric Echo / Pop Matters // Read more here] REVIEWS // Dream In Color Dream In Sound :: Light Rotation I've been checking out a good deal of the rock lately (the music, not the most electrifying man in sports-entertainment) and this ep couldn't have had better timing showing up in my life. Tight precision rocking with (what I gather is) influences from the schools old and new -- we're talking Dischord to recent midwest emo like Hey Mercedes. Their dynamic is pretty hard to achieve being just three guys, but they pull it off really well. My faves on this 5-song release are "never say" and "divine divine divine". I hear they've since become a four-piece and changed a bit, so I'm pretty anxious to hear what they're up to. And so should you. [Light Rotation // Read more here] REVIEWS // Dream In Color Dream In Sound :: Splendid Ezine Recorded straight to 16 tracks in the good ol' city of Austin, Texas, Dream in Color Dream in Sound packs a walloping punch of pompously-confident rockitude. Spongy bass lines sop up each band member's discontent with three-chord rock, pushing the envelope of musical confrontation through a storm of notes. Therecordtime's sonic reverberations clock in somewhere between '80s rhythm kids Honor Role and the self-destructive fireball of The Appleseed Cast. Passmore's vocals are the deciding factor here, as his voice sings flat on each of these tunes –- adding a distinct tone, but possibly turning away listeners who prefer a more accomplished vocal performance. Careening through numbers like "Last One Picked" and the tightly wound "A Girl A Rose a Stage", therecordtime glistens with the focused intent of their carefully coordinated search and destroy mission. Crass without falling into the punk niche and strikingly pensive without succumbing to emo's blandness, therecordtime showcases five solid songs that'll leave a lasting impression. [Splendid Ezine // Read more here] REVIEWS // Dream In Color Dream In Sound :: Impact Press This five song EP is the first I've heard of this trio from President W's old home, Austin, Texas. These guys rock out Braid-style with the whole indie punk/emo-ish thing going on. It's good stuff. If it weren't for Austin, I don't know if I'd like anything about Texas.

Location Sugar Land, TX - USA

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