''Un Mas Dos'' is the second EP by American
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Straylight Run
Straylight Run is an emo band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The band released two albums, '' Straylight Run'' and ''The Needles the Space'', as well as three EPs, ''Prepare to Be Wrong'', ''About Time'', and ''Un Mas Dos''. In 2010 ...
, released on September 16, 2008. The EP is the band's first release since they were dropped by
Universal Republic
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and since the departure of vocalist, guitarist and pianist
Michelle DaRosa
Michelle DaRosa (née Nolan) is an American musician, formerly of the band Straylight Run, for whom she was a vocalist, guitarist, and pianist.
Biography
Michelle DaRosa was born Michelle Nolan on September 13, 1980, in Rockville Centre, N ...
.
Straylight Run entered the studio on June 10 and was expected to finish work on the EP in around early August, 2008. In September 2008 the band went on a headlining US tour, which was followed by a supporting slot for
Anberlin
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on their headlining tour until November 2008. In February and March 2009, the band toured Australia as part of the
Soundwave festival.
Reception
AbsolutePunk reviewer Adrian Villagomez awarded the album a rating of 75%. Commenting on the three songs, he noted opener "Wait and Watch" as the "angriest song on the EP, but it’s also the weakest", "Ten Ton Shoes" "is the anchor of Un Mas Dos, and the band sticks to the message already familiar to the listener – the world will beat you down and eat you alive", whilst labelling "Try" as the standout track "it deserves repeat listens... it’s tough to resist singing along to his (vocalist John Nolan's) earnest and frustrated voice as the hook grabs hold." Villagomez stated, "Switching between this EP and the band's previous material, I'm inclined to blame the production for keeping Nolan's voice too far from the forefront – this is my chief criticism with the release."
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Track listing
References
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Straylight Run albums
2008 EPs