Artist description blurring the lines

Music Style passionate indiecore with math rock aesthetics

Musical Influences mineral, at the drive-in, christiansen, coldplay, cool hand luke, copeland, the gloria record

Similar Artists unwed sailor, minus the bear, copeland, cool hand luke, appleseed cast, elliott

Artist History autumn 01

Group Members david, chris, kenny, quinn, caleb

Albums courage riley ep, courage riley/wake up september split 7", the (re)defining ep

Press Reviews "Punk music as sincere and emotionally rooted as Courage Riley's is indeed a rare and gorgeous thing. Never preachy or posturing, Courage Riley is merely about the energy that powerful music and messages can convey, as lead vocalist and bass player David Adedokun howls with unhinged emotion about spirituality, love and loss. On a recently released demo, standout tracks are 'Spring Hill Assembly,' with its angular tempo changes and fierce guitar work, and 'Captains of Industry,' a powerful song about the shallowness of materialism." - SC Free Times , "After hearing them I immediately snapped up the album as a 'must have' since I would not likely get to hear them again. They are a very good band that is definitely doing their own thing. They have good breakdowns and the singer has a distinct voice that adds to their unique sound. I recommend everyone check this band on the rise out of South Carolina." - Breaking Boundaries (www.breakingboundaries.net) , "One of the reasons I think "emo" is devoid of any artistic and lyrical merit is how apathetic it has become to the society that exists outside of one's own broken heart and/or vain attempt to get all those cute little girls with glasses. Social irrelevance is the death trap of punk rock- it must never happen. Courage Riley is not afraid to bring in more tangible and, in my opinion, important issues other than relationships and personal feelings. With songs about materialism gone wrong, the capitalist-industrial complex, and spiritual devolvution- Courage Riley is showing there is more to the music. They are not quite Crass or The Clash in their politics, but they still care and that's all that matters sometimes." - scbands.com

Additional Info also appeared on the American Underground compilation, the Straight from the Fridge International compilation, & the WUSC Sin in the City compilation

Location Columbia, South Carolina - USA

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