Mike Hunau: Lead Vocals, Bass
Chris Brandt: Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Donlon: Bass
Tommy Guindon: Drums
Adam Charles: Guitar
Tracklist:
Tracklist:
1. Sydney – 3:12
2. A Writer's Reference – 4:07
3. I Hate Your Eyes – 3:51
4. Broken Glass Syndrome – 3:35
5. The Next Two Weeks – 4:25
6. Scarlet Letter, Pt. 2 – 5:10
7. Sydney [Acoustic] – 4:35
Total Runtime: 28:55
"Sydney" was the first Halifax song I'd ever heard, on the 2005 Warped Tour Compilation. My friend had told me that Halifax was probably his least favorite Drive-Thru Records band at the time, so I didn't look into them much, until I bought the '05 comp and heard "Sydney" (as well as many other bands, the '05 comp is great). That song sold me this band. A Writer's Reference is their first EP (and just to be clear, I'm only talking about the Drive-Thru re-release here), and it has some pretty solid tracks on it.
"Sydney" was the first Halifax song I'd ever heard, on the 2005 Warped Tour Compilation. My friend had told me that Halifax was probably his least favorite Drive-Thru Records band at the time, so I didn't look into them much, until I bought the '05 comp and heard "Sydney" (as well as many other bands, the '05 comp is great). That song sold me this band. A Writer's Reference is their first EP (and just to be clear, I'm only talking about the Drive-Thru re-release here), and it has some pretty solid tracks on it.
As I said, "Sydney" is awesome. That guitar at the beginning sounds so cool. "Sydney" is about Hunau's grandfather……… Second is our title track, which isn't as good as "Sydney", but it's still a good song.
"I Hate Your Eyes" is better, with some great lyrics and guitar work, as well as "Broken Glass Syndrome". "The Next Two Weeks"......... "Scarlet Letter, Pt. 2", which, I'm pretty sure is named after Nathaniel Hawthorne's shitty novel, is a billion times better than that turd. It has some nice guitar, and the lyrics are pretty good.
We end where we started, with an acoustic rendition of "Sydney", which sounds very nice on acoustics.
Overall, A Writer's Reference is a pretty good EP from a band you might not've heard of.
Sydney: 9/10
A Writer's Reference: 6/10
I Hate Your Eyes: 8/10
Broken Glass Syndrome: 7/10
The Next Two Weeks: 6/10
Scarlet Letter, Pt. 2: 7/10
Sydney [Acoustic]: 8/10
Subtotal: 51/70
Bonus Points:
N/A
Total: 51/70
Score: 7.3 Great
Genres: Pop-Punk, Emo
Next Halifax Review: Not sure.
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