No Business have released the Deleted Scenes from Snitch
It’s been a little over two years since the release of Orlando, FL’s No Business’ debut record, Snitch. That album saw band founder Paule Poole join with guitar player Alex Britt and now the band has released the b-sides from those sessions with a twist. No longer a two-piece, the duo are joined by second guitar player Nick Hewitt, Hayden Nicholson on bass and Joshua Arceval on drums and have reworked those unused tracks as their full band introduction.
The first track to be released was “Dawgma,” and listening it is clear why. The single leans heavily into the band’s Linkin Park influence with some bouncy production up front and a structure built on nu metal riffs and melodies. The feature from Maryland's Granite State is a seamless verse drop and goes quite nicely with the track as a toss-up as well. The second single, “Strings,” is a standout cut but is a very distinct contrast to both “Dawgma” and the rest of the EP. The Deleted Scenes EP being the fist full band effort from No Business stands out especially here. The fast-paced love song sees the band flex their progressive muscles and is a great track to end out on as a listener. The track is also a nice tone shift and cap off and might be my personal favorite as it is a testament to the band’s most recent evolution.
The Snitch title track finds its way to the surface here as the first non-single. In many ways this feels as if it was written to be an album intro, but No Business makes it a great setlist contender. The mix of big guitars and subtle synths make the song really exciting to press play on and sets you up for the rest of what you’re about to hear. The second of the new songs is “They’re Here” which also sort of feels like an introduction but in a different way. The band describes “Dawgma” and the title track as being violent and this song as being seeped in dread and the tone shift is felt. It has a much poppier chorus than “Dawgma” and sits nicely in the middle of the experience.
With this EP serving as the b-side to the band’s debut and an introduction to them as a five-piece it’s a great time to get into No Business. This, to me, feels like their true first chapter and with a year or two of playing together I’d be eager to see what they come up with next. Personally, I look forward to going back to the full-length and hearing what came before.
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