Love in October - Pontus, The Devil, and Me

Label: Musik Group
Rating 3.5 Guns

Up-and-comers, Love in October, sound like the love child of Motion City Soundtrack and the Impossibles; Emo and Indie without being scenester and sucky, this band is definitely worth checking out.

"Pontus, The Devil, and Me," is Love in October's debut record on Musik Group. The album brings me back to that Midwestern, pre-Fallout Boy Fueled By Ramen-type sound. Just like Motion City Soundtrack, these dudes reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.



Another thing this band has in common with Motion City Soundtrack is that you can and should listen to their album all the way through.

According to the band:

"The name of the debut full-length album, Pontus, The Devil, and Me, was chosen to reflect the schizophrenic nature of the songs. “We noticed that there was a real contrast from song to song, and that they basically fell into three categories,” says Erik. “A – songs that tell a story about somebody or something (Pontus); B – Fast angry dark songs reflecting the bipolar nature of humans (the devil); and personal songs (me).”

Key tracks are: "Circa 1989," "A Day in the Life of," "I Dream Of Marie Antoinette," and "Petrula the Destroyer."