We don’t claim to be music experts—music is far too objective and vast to ever claim total understanding—we only claim to be music lovers. Obsessive compulsive music lovers who spend too much time over-analyzing and dissecting music so that you don’t have to. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the tunes.

But Moutheater is more than just primal intensity and volume or I wouldn’t be pecking away at this keyboard for their sake. Moutheater is also a diligent and determined band with a work ethic to match their sound – fast and forceful. The local trio of Andrew Aircraft (guitars, vocals), Tim Gault (drums) and Aaron Fishaw (bass, backing vocals) haven’t been together quite two years yet and they’ve already debuted the Lot Lizard 7-inch with the legendary Steve Albini at the helm, inked a deal with Nashville-based Thrashed Records, released an insanely popular split 7-inch with German band Vegas and have amassed lots and lots of touring under they’re undoubtedly studded belts. Their full length, Ornament, is slated for a May 2009 release and an American tour is sure to follow.

Don’t worry;
I don’t intend to make this magazine a soapbox for me to espouse some ideological rant about how only you can support your local music scene. I’m the first one to admit that The Seven Cities have no music “scene” in the traditional sense. But that’s a good thing.