Something Fierce

HCP Fever

http://www.myspace.com/somethingfiercehouston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo73GtJf_CI

http://www.myspace.com/theimpulseintl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xrZBE2ue9E&feature=related

Something Fierce

"Houston's best little secret, which like all the other nuggets of gold currently come out of Texas should should be public domain. This is a gem of a record from start to finish - an adrenaline rush of hooks, choruses, and some of the cleverest pop writing since those BUZZCOCKS fellas picked up their guitars. It's got that MARKED MEN X-factor, that UK '79 buzz, and a fine indie sensibility that reminds me a hell of a lot of THE PIXIES. This is one of those special records that just grows and grows with every listen till you're head-over-heels in love with it. They're coming to my town in two weeks and I've already booked a day off work, and got my drinking exercise routine in full effect - now all I gotta do is bring this record home, learn all the words, and get my dance moves polished to perfection. A brilliant record by a brilliant band."
- Maximum Rock'N'Roll (SD)

"Teenage Ruins” is a perfect song. Something Fierce take a great hook and beat the tar out of it—it’s as catchy as the Undertones’ “Teenage Kicks” but it’s a different kind of perfection, faster, louder, more frantic. Fifty listens (and counting) it’s still holding up. That’s “all-time great” in my book. Now let’s say, for sake of argument, that There Are No Answers subsequently faltered, failed to scale those lofty heights, never again took in that rarified air. Would it be a record worthy of seeking out? Yes. “Teenage Ruins” is that good. But Something Fierce wouldn’t pull that one-hit wonder crap on you. Time and time again they uncork songs I turn up as a matter of reflex. Guitar lines that are simple and infectious. Lead vocals that melt into backing vocals as they hold the vowel sounds at the end of the lines. I almost never understand the lyrics and I howl along anyway. (Isn’t that a symptom of Marked Men Syndrome?) There are nine excellent cuts here. It’s like a greatest hits record. The remaining three cuts, the relative stragglers, sound like Pete Shelley and company. That’s right, at its relative weakest, this disc reminds me of the Buzzcocks! There Are No Answers is the heart of my 2009 soundtrack."
– Razorcake (Mike Faloon)

"Something Fierce has always been on a mission: say it fast, say it loud, make it fun and make it mean something. It’s that final ingredient that puts the band 10 steps above less mature locals: injecting an honest, relatable vulnerability into songs about solitude and bad attitudes...With There Are No Answers, Something Fierce continues to be refreshing in its sincerity."
- The Houston Chronicle (Sara Cress)

The Impulse International

Jersey Beat
The Impulse International:
�Hollywood Underground� EP (Killer Records)
The Impulse International - featuring Julius A. Buck on guitar and vocals, Ricardo Baron on Drums and J.D. Romeo on bass and vocals - are able to deliver standard catchy pop music, all the while displaying impressive musicianship without sounding like a bunch of show offs. The Impulse Int'l manage to take a very �Rock n Rolly� sound and mix it with good simple pop punk. This is some killer pop music with an aggressive edge that in a roundabout way will remind you of bands like D � Generation and The Hives. I wish there were more songs on this record as it is hard to judge a band on two songs, but the two songs on this record are good. The Impulse Underground play great indie rock and deliver an almost Brit - pop sounding element, similar to The Stone Roses. All in all �Hollywood Underground� and �Gotta Run Home� are good songs that can sound like The Riverdales, solo Tim Armstrong and The Strokes all at the same time. If you have a soft spot for well constructed, aggressive, power pop you will like this record. This record was released by Killer Records out of Finland and pressed in Germany on nice thick vinyl.