Straylight Run - Prepare To Be Wrong

Genre rock Publisher Victory Records External Links Official Website Victory Records

The ethereal quality of the first track, "I Don't Want This Anymore," on Straylight Run's EP Prepare To Be Wrong hooked me because it's not a raucous slam in your face, it pulls you in slowly. Like a good book, it takes you by the hand and leads you through the door. Track two, "It Never Gets Easier," is easy on the ears, giving you balanced vocals with the instrumentation. It keeps the feel fairly consistent, although less ethereal. While the first track pulls you inside and leads you to your seat, the show truly begins with "It Never Gets Easier." It continues with "Later That Year" and on down through the track listing.

"Hands In The Sky (Big Shot)," the fifth track on this EP, starts as the others, but departs into a different feel, with a repetitive angry shout and heavier guitars. It still fits well with the rest of the tracks, and is a good lead in, lyrically, to the final original track.

The finale of the show is a well done rendition of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side." I was never much of a Dylan fan, and I didn't recognize this as one of his songs at first. Classic and simple, with a piano and some effects backing the strong vocals, halfway in, the vocal harmony begins. It may never be released for airplay, but have a good listen. It was written in 1963, but sadly rings too true today.

The addition of bonus tracks from their first album reminded me of who Straylight Run is. Granted, I don't get to listen to the radio as much as I'd like, but I have heard "Existentialism On Prom Night," before on the radio. I swear I have. I never knew who sang it, or even what the title was, but now I know. And I'm happy. It's a cool tune. Polished and well-balanced musically, this all too-short EP is a must have.