The Modern Temper

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PITCHFORK REVIEW OF "STARTED A FIRE" -

"Here's a good example of a band -- in this case, Chicago's Modern Temper -- displaying an influence without sounding anything like it. They're taking clear cues from the Dismemberment Plan, but making the source their own: the drums' pauses and gaps inject air into the track, which is dense with incandescent synth but never feels crowded, and the guitar chimes in to answer Joel Ebner's clear-eyed tenor vocal (full disclosure: Ebner is a former P-fork staffer). The arson committed by the song's protagonist amounts to the literal destruction of a faltering relationship's physical vestiges, a would-be cleansing blaze that only causes more pain. This all adds up to a relaxed, mechanized breeze of a pop song about arson that feels earthier than it probably should."



"Other local bands can get jealous starting.now." --Metro Chicago - Demo of the Week



".chock-full of energetic tunes that appeal to even a pop junkie like myself." --You Ain't No Picasso



"Mais il y a un petit côté << pop qui sautille >> qui fait vraiment du bien! Pour des petits nouveaux, je leur tire mon chapeau." --Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier.



"Opener 'Send Help' is one of the best songs of last year, focusing the jittery drums and sporadic keys and guitar of the verses into a tambourine-laced chorus groove." --Chi-Town Daily News



"With [the] Modern Temper and Lying in States, I feel much more confident about the Chicago scene." -- PunkNews.org