#snacktown

Castevet/Into It. Over It. - Snack Town | 16/75 Grey (Release Show Edition) | Topshelf

Castevet/Into It. Over It. - Snack Town | 16/100 Brown (Tour Edition w/ Screen Printed Jacket) | Topshelf 

Before I write anything else, I have to just say, “Fuck, Castevet was so good.” As for these records, I ordered both of them straight from Evan who had put up his leftover copies in his online store. I was fortunate enough to meet Evan in the very early stages of Into It. Over It. when the band he was playing in at the time did a short tour with my band. It’s been really cool to see how far he’s taken his music since then. 

Castevet’s first song, “Chilsen” sounds absolutely gigantic. It starts out with a pulsing guitar that sounds straight out of an Explosions in the Sky song, but once the other instruments kick in, the song takes its own shape. At about the midway point, a build up crescendos into the gigantic sounding part that is accompanied by a cool angular lead. It’s so humongous sounding. Seriously. Then when everything cuts out hard except for the guitars...dang. Perfect. “(Get) Bucktown” is a perfect example of how good punk-influenced emo could sound. Too many bands settle for lo-fi recordings and awful singing, but Castevet says, “screw that” and in turn shows why I think their music was leaps and bounds ahead of many of their counterparts. 

The first time I heard “Summerville, SC” by Into It. Over It., I didn’t know what hit me. It was so much more aggressive than the past Into It. Over It. material and I loved it. A lot of really sweet guitar parts and feel changes in this song. I love the punk drums in the second verse. Nicely placed but not overdone. The outro to this song is also great. Drums over feedback always is cool. Especially slow/simple drums. “Pontiac, MI” is the polar opposite of “Summerville, SC”. One clean guitar (and maybe some background filler) and one voice are all that make up this track. It's more powerful that way and better matches the lyrical theme.