Review: Aged Teen - This Is Not An Exit EP

Band: Aged TeenAlbum: This Is Not An ExitRating:  4/5Tracklist:1. Seaside Suicide2. Close3. Self-Doubt4. Nightmares5.  Shocking Blue6. Endless DawnOverview:It's not very often that you hear a band who is JUST starting out and immediately enjoy them. Aged Teen is the exception. They have the raw, gritty vocals that I thought had been lost in rock n roll, along with beautifully sung lyrics with a slight southern edge to them. When Dario messaged me about reviewing the EP for them, I was a little skeptical. As most of you know, I don't normally take the time to sit and absorb an EP the way I do an album but this EP captured me from first listen. From the hard-hitting opening track "Seaside Suicide" to tracks like "Self-Doubt" which are full of nothing but emotion and amazing guitar solos, I thoroughly believe that any fan of rock will enjoy this band!Key Tracks:Self-Doubt: The first song that stopped me in my tracks while listening to it. You can feel the raw emotion in this track. Easily my favorite from the band so far.Nightmare: Now, I'm a HUGE Type-O Negative fan, so I hope this doesn't offend the band when I say this, but the vocals on this track really remind me of the lead singer of Type-O. I started crying the first time I heard this track because it's so sad. But it's beautiful at the same time.Shocking Blue: This track has a slight rockabilly feel to it at first while still having that gritty, in your face rock that seems to have faded these days.Final Thoughts:Overall, I was fairly impressed by this effort. The band is definitely one I will be following because I believe they are going to go somewhere if they keep going the route they are going. Don't just take my word for it. Go take a listen at the link above and message the band, tell em New Transcendence sent ya! ;)