Killing Revolutions make a couples
of mistakes common to all too many
young bands: The quintet includes
only the most cryptic or clichéd
biographical information on its Web
sites (band members: "Dave, vocals;
Mike, drums; Ryan, bass; Jonah and
Miguel, guitars;" interests: "beer,
women, writing music"), and it
telegraphs its major influence in
its moniker. (That would be
political hard-rockers Rage Against
the Machine, of course.)
Still, the band is worthy of some attention for the relatively unique gambit of mixing its familiar brand of rage with hints of U2's stadium-rock grandeur, as well as the fact that the six tunes on its new EP "Songs for Strangers" boast an impressive control of dynamics and some sophisticated arrangements made all the more impressive for the fact that they seemingly were recorded live.