Artist: Flatfoot 56
Album: Jungle of the Midwest Sea
Label: Flicker Record
Purchase: Interpunk

Release Date: May 15, 2007
Overall: 7.5
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 7.5
Production: 8.0

With their unflinching demeanor, Celtic-Punk rockers Flatfoot 56 are back with their sophomore release, Jungle of the Midwest Sea. I have to say, this isn’t my thing, but if you’re a fan of these dudes and of Celtic-Punk, this is something you’re definitely going to want.

DrivenFarOff was lucky enough to interview Joshua Pearson from rock ensemble Nevertheless on their upcoming album Live Like We’re Alive due in stores September 19, 2006.

For introductory purposes, please state your name and position in the band.
Joshua- Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar

So your debut record is about to go live in just over a week, what are your feelings right now?
We are both excited and scared. We have put so much hard work and passion into the record, but I guess you never know how people will like it. That is the crazy thing about being an artist.

“Live Like We’re Alive� is the band’s first release with Flicker, but you guys self-released an EP, From The Inside Looking In, early last year. How would you contrast the music and motivations between these releases?
The EP was written at a different place in our lives. The songs were more just forms of free thought musically and lyrically. I would say that we thought the new record out more and prepared a great deal more than we did with the EP.

Artist:Nevertheless
Album: Live Like We’re Alive
Label: Flicker
Purchase: Smartpunk
Release Date: September 19, 2006

Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 7.5
Production: 9.5

These days bands live and die by the sticker genre. If you’re pegged as death metal, the emo kids won’t touch you. Likewise, the indie bands are ridiculed for lack of focus. So in this time of 10 cent labels and genre stereotypes what does it mean to be a Christian band? Only Christian fans will listen to you? I certainly hope not.

Nevertheless has their new video for “The Real” streamable at the following links: Windows | Quicktime. The bands new album Live Like We’re Alive will be instores September 19th through Flickr Records.