Joshua

EP (Doghouse)
by Tim Den

Doghouse Records must be the pickiest of record companies. How else could a record label manage to sign and release only good bands? The tradition continues here with Joshua, a three-piece from New York that delivers nothing short of great, jagged post-hardcore. Armed with a great sense of melody similar to Into Another (though not as high pitched), Joshua plays with different timings, open chords, and catchy choruses, resulting in an enjoyable, intelligent mixture no less worthy than their labelmates Hot Water Music and Hankshaw. If anything, this band shows that Doghouse is not about to mess with its reputation.
(PO Box 8946 Toledo, OH 43623)