Saturday We're Even...
From Under the Radar magazine
(Issue #07) Simultaneously sunny and jagged, the hooky pop of Pro Audio's self-released debut belies the band's unsigned status. 'Saturday We're Even...' is a remarkably complete work in its songwriting, production, and arrangements. On its press release, the band compares itself to Quasi, Ween, and Neutral Milk Hotel. While hints of all these artists can be heard -- not to mention a heavy dose of The Rentals -- Pro Audio succeeds in finding their own niche. Distorted keyboards and choppy drums blend with eager harmonies and gentle piano to create a quirky chamber pop concoction that rarely fails to be both enjoyable and interesting.
Blips out of 10 (Growth Potential 8/10)
By Josh Mound
From Insomnia Radio
"If you like indie rock made by people with day jobs, you've come to the right place."
This is the first thing you see when stumbling across Pro Audio's quickly strewn together webpage. It's a simple statement, but then I started thinking about it... Many bands put on a beautiful face in terms of web presence and image, but the music doesn't quite follow the same direction...
With Pro Audio, it's the exact opposite. One look at their webpage, and you may expect them to suck. Perhaps these are musicians just throwing out sub-par music on their days off, hoping someone will listen? But getting that notion in your head would be a mistake.
Take "She Likes Girls" for example. The instrumentation is somewhere between a loose Beck groove, the Presidents of the United States of America, and a schoolyard chant. Banjos come plucking out of nowhere, and a 60's psychadelic synthesizer plays with musical phrases that remind you of a bully yelling "neener-neener-neener."
And something about the vocals just gets lodged in your cranium.
Perhaps it's the fact that Pro Audio is under no pressure to accomplish anything, that allows them to accomplish so much...
Jason Evangelho
Peer Reviews from Garageband.com
"...Who do you sound like? Hard to say! Very American, that's for sure. Maybe a bit of Pavement there? Or Cake? I'm lost on that question...I guess you're pretty original."
"Nerd... Not in the bad sense of the word - The vocalist is very cool, has a very sincere sense about his phrasings and lyrics."
"This song has a pretty classic feel to it, but even more to the point, it sounds like a scene I've heard in Toronto. If you're not from there I suggest a show. I think you'll be well received! To some of those whom I've given negative reviews to I say this... listen to this and keep it simple stupids! Nice Tune."
"I like the funnyness of this song and I can really relate to the music. What we do when our women are gone!"
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