Beauty Pill have created a sublime journey into poisoned food, stuck-up bands, and girl geniuses through the use of metaphor and unpredictable song structures.
It is here that the band finally reached their full vocal potential, as Greg Graffin, Mr. Brett, and Jay Bentley coat harmonies and “ozzin ahhs” all over songs.
Imagine the progressive arrangements of Dream Theater, accompanied by a siren whose voice is flavored by a Gothic and metal undercarriage. This is Exordium.
Taking the guitar tweaking of Edward Van Halen and spiking it thru the post-punk herk ‘n’ jerk of those days is using the musical language to full advantange.
Scoville Unit pays homage to the effortlessness of Buddy Holly, the innocence of Simon & Garfunkel, the melancholy of REM, & the fluidity of Belle & Sebastian.