The Indie Review

By Sean Duregger
June 16, 2008

Artist: We Are The Arsenal
Album: The Trees E.P.
Label: Unsigned
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Orange County, CA has the same problem most Southern Calfornia cities have: an over saturation of bands trying to get their voice heard. Rising above the ever increasing Scene bands, We Are The Arsenal attempt to showcase that they not only have style, but originality and substance as well. With The Trees E.P., We Are The Arsenal give us melodic rock and roll with a modern spin and connect 5 songs together in a mini-concept album that leaves us wanting a bit more.

My only problem with The Trees E.P. is that it’s not a full length. EPs are always tricky. There are 3 very good tracks here, with 2 mediocre offerings. As a whole, though, We Are The Arsenal show great depth in their lyrics and song writing. We Are The Arsenal are not your average predictable rock band, and show us there’s more beneath the surface.

The Trees E.P. is a great teaser for what we can expect for future We Are The Arsenal releases. This is strong EP that even in its shortcomings, is head and shoulders above most everything else the genre has offered us lately.

Stand Out Tracks:

“Sound the Alarms”

“So Long”

“Skeletons

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I’ll be setting up an interview soon.

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