If there’s one thing Michigan’s Pop Evil do better than most American hard rock bands these days, it’s creating music that isn’t mired in post-post-grunge drudgery, but rather fun, retaining the heaviness mainstream rock fans like but always mindful of strong hooks. Audiences are starting to catch on, too, as the hard-touring band is steadily building its fanbase, and new record UP should catapult them to new heights.
New song “Dead in the Water” is a fine example. Says singer Leigh Kakaty, “The song was written about the constant feeling I have of sinking farther and farther from reality, which has led to a internal fight to get my head above water.”
UP will be released 21 August on eOne.