These four young men from Arizona have developed into high-calibre pop musicians with an immense talent for precocious, intricately constructed pop songs seething with charm and innocence. They combine the textured, moody ... more »twang of Wilco and Calexico with the indie-rock anthems of the Promise Ring and Pavement to develop a sound uniquely their own. Featured on Deep Elm's Emo Diaries #5. Guest artists on this release include members of JIMMY EAT WORLD, GIANT SAND, OLD 97's, and DJ RADAR.« less
These four young men from Arizona have developed into high-calibre pop musicians with an immense talent for precocious, intricately constructed pop songs seething with charm and innocence. They combine the textured, moody twang of Wilco and Calexico with the indie-rock anthems of the Promise Ring and Pavement to develop a sound uniquely their own. Featured on Deep Elm's Emo Diaries #5. Guest artists on this release include members of JIMMY EAT WORLD, GIANT SAND, OLD 97's, and DJ RADAR.
CD Reviews
James Ellroy
returningchampion | 01/11/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The above review is a bit tongue & cheek. There is no Paula Abdul garbage in this album! This album is melodic and it rocks. It reminds me a bit of the Get Up Kids minus the emo keyboard with great weaving guitars. All songs are solid you will not skip around on this disc. The formula is straight indie...light on the production for a quasi raw sound with a get up off your feet sound. Try it you will like it."
Where do I begin?
My Attempt To Whistle | Auburn, CA USA | 02/11/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Reuben's Accomplice is by far one of my favorites. When me and my buddies ran into them before a Jimmy Eat World show, we didn't believe them when they told us they acutally WEREN'T No knife, but another band. I guess they showed us up. We couldn't help but laugh at ourselves when they were up there, and wonder if they noticed the 4 girls in the front row, because they certainly caught our attention. We wrote down the band's name, researched on the net as soon as we got home, and have been rocking out ever since. The album starts off with in my opinion, one of the best songs on it, Happy Mondays. The whole album is amazing, so I won't highlight every track. And I must say, I have never heard anyone hit such high notes as well as Jeff Bufano can and certainly does. They're sound is so unique, with good rock and a hint of indie. Now we just have to wait for all the radio dj's to catch on to truly good music!"
Arizona Music Rocks!!!
martzzzzzzz | Detroit, MI United States | 01/11/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This band is truely one of the best indie bands out right now. I'm getting sick of all the poppy punk music. This is definitely not one of those bands. I compare R.A. more to Jimmy Eat World, where their lyrics are cool and they jam out to some rocking beats. Happy Mondays is great! I also like Fireworks. But the whole CD is good. Definitely worth buying this album. I can't wait for their next release and I hope they can travel up to the midwest. Detroit needs to jump onto this style of music!!!"
I LOVE THEM!
Mindy | Huntington Beach, CA | 11/13/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw RA at This Aint No Picnic here in Orange County. I heard them from a distance and decided to go listen so I walked to the stage they were playing at and fell in love. They are so awesome! I loved them but not enough to by their CD. Then the whole way home I was thinking how [weak] I was that i should have bought their CD because I had their song Happy Mondays stuck in my head...so I came home looked them up online saw they had a website ordered their CD got it and haven't taken it out since. I have sense been in contact with Chris their guitarist/singer and have ordered shirts stickers etc. I seriously love them. Their music is rock yet it's mellow-ish. theres not many bad words and their lyrics are so catchy. My favorite song off the album is number 12 I swear to good your god at this...buy their album you'll be impressed!
Okay and since I wrote this way back when 10/02 I drove to Phoenix from CA to see them in concert...he signed my CD, shook my hand and even thanked me for coming all the way out for seeing them. It was so awesome. We even bought shirts from them that they sent to us...signed...this is the all time greatest band, very crowd/fan friendly, and are just all around the best!!"
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1