Rites Of Spring

End on End has been accused of starting the "emo revolution," but this album goes beyond the limited scope of yet another "subversive youth movement." What the Rites of Spring created was volatile and expressive music that was not limited by the scope of the band's abilities. The guitars are loud, the drums are pounding and the vocals and lyrics are disturbed. They all scream of teen angst to the dying degree. However, it is also the beginning of expansion and craft, an art that DC musicians have been pushing ever since.