Satellites & Sirens

Give ‘em credit for saturation, because Satellites & Sirens have burst onto the music scene by releasing 2 EPs since August, and their full-length, self-titled debut is scheduled for release in early 2010. I can’t speak for the first EP (All We Need is Sound), but there is enough on the 3-track Breaking the Noise to warrant further listens.

The opener and title track is a swelling, epic rock song tinged with ‘80s-style synths. Ironically, amidst the electronics and distortion is a message about how God breaks through the noise of this world, a powerful reminder that there is nothing that God cannot overcome.

The second track, “Come On,” is a synth-driven ditty zeroing in on broken families. The upbeat tempo juxtaposes nicely with the narrator’s pleas for love and affection. A sample lyric from the chorus: “I keep believing that some day someone will love me.”

Closer “Anchor” is a driving, catchy pop/rock gem about remembering to turn to God in those desperate moments when we are drifting or have drifted away from him. God is the ultimate anchor no matter what assaults us, and we can always reach out to him no matter what situation we find ourselves in.

Vocalist Geoff Hunker has an earnest, emotional vocal style, reminiscent of Spur58’s Aaron Ivey. Jonathan Dimmel (drums), David Troyer (guitar) and Brandon Owens (bass and synths) round out the quartet in fine fashion. None of the band members stand out for good or bad reasons, but instead complement and augment each other’s instrumentation with their efforts.

You can’t say much more about a three-song EP. Breaking the Noise is not earth-shattering, and in truth what they’re doing has been done before and more successfully, but they get the job done and should soon attract their share of fans in no time flat.

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