March Into Paris “Shield the Dilemma”

iTunes spells it “Dilema.” Shame, shame.

This local band has Eric Davis in it. Not the guy whose 1986 Donruss baseball card used to be worth several dollars but Randy Medeiros’ best friend. Then they realized that neither of them sings like Jennifer Valdez, so luckily they asked her to join them. And then Kevin McCarty and Kris Ayala got into the act. Onesheets are amazing.

This is an EP. The first track, “Captivate,” sounds like Pat Benatar. If you’re under 30, the band sounds like Evanescence. “Moons in Twilight” is second. It’s slower than the first song but otherwise sounds the same.

“Out of Focus” is much slower. It is the speed bump, in case you were joyriding through the album. “Along for the Ride” sounds like a Soundgarden ballad with a female singer. “Beauty of Truth” (“Beauty If Truth” in iTunes) sounds like a real ballad and is the song to play at your junior prom. It has prominent snare drums and not much else. It reminds me of “Loving You,” the song with “la la la la is easy because your beautiful” etc. in the lyrics. The Internet did not help me find who originally sang this.

“No Response” reminds me of “Tonight” by Smashing Pumpkins because it has the same doofy drumming, except it is during the verses instead of between them.

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