Garage Rock personified… sounding all at once like they could play at your next backyard party or come up with the next big hit on your local radio station, Field Day not only sounds like they're playing out in the fields, they're having too good a time at it!

What I'm hearing of "Excluded," first track and rallying cry for a still lost generation, they've got this pleasant way of doing uptempo punk music that's definitely not clean cut or cliché but rather unique…

Forget the hard-core equipment and dependency on days of rage, Field Day's playing style is more suitable to the resurgence currently taking place in the underground scene…

I think they call it rock and roll, actually. Yes, real rock and roll with an aggressive edge and catchy rhythms that hint at commercialism, nearly grungy, but not quite… and that's a nice thing.

I think we're at song four now… where did three go so quickly?

I like these guys, they've got this refreshing attitude but their not bent on themselves and they're not out to change the world with tunes like "My Way Home," "Feeling this Way" or "All Over You…"

The influences range as far back as yesterday's greatest-The Ramones, The Descendants… and check out the poster of SNFU on the back wall there?

Cool… hey, they are Canadian I think so it makes sense!

"The Dawn of a New Day" is kind of what I might consider the "brighter" side of bitterness… that which has propelled so many of their peers to a fast buck and an even quicker breakdown but there's something about a band like this where you just get the idea that with even the slightest of breaks they'll be around for a while.

Yep, song three was over and done by the time I even knew what it was supposed to be… or are we getting "Out of Control" here?

Do I want to even conjure up thoughts of Third Eye Blind here… nah, I'd rather not.

I like these guys…

"The Dawn of a New Day" has this dignified way about it, and every song seems to have its own focus where you can actually sing along and groove to without thinking three through eight went by in one big blur. Like I said earlier, they seem like they're having way too much fun here…

Released by One Foot Records

Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu]