Review: Chariots Race – “Existence”

A 7-song set of generic and accessible punk-pop that feels like much of the alternative fare that clogged college radio in the mid-90s. At its tightly wound best, this Milwaukee- and Chicago-based quartet sounds like Jawbox on autopilot. In case the pony-tailed A&R rep in the back of the club missed all those radio-ready hooks, the band makes sure to throw in plenty of paint-by-numbers male/female harmonies. – Punk Planet, March/April 2006.

About the author

Justin Vellucci is a staff writer for PopMatters, Spectrum Culture, and MusicTAP, a contributor to Pittsburgh Current, and a former staffer for Popdose, Punk Planet and Delusions of Adequacy. His music writing has appeared in national magazines such as American Songwriter, alt-pubs like The Brooklyn Rail, Pittsburgh CityPaper and San Diego CityBeat, blogs Swordfish, Punksburgh and Linoleum, and the Gannett magazine Jetty. He lives in Pittsburgh.