Horses - We KissedPost-Black Eyes Hugh, Dan, and Mike. They played a few shows and recorded an EP! I tried to see them play live but was put off by the prospect of looking for the venue while driving around D.C. (a city with which I've had no luck, in almost every respect. I won't be surprised if I end up dying there, in a really weird way; drowning in the National Aquarium, for example) late at night in a car that had already exceeded its life expectancy. So I didn't get to see their last show, and I certainly didn't know I'd end up waiting five years to hear their recorded output. It's very slightly less brutal than Black Eyes, but still has the same drive (I think this is due to Hugh's voice and bass-playing). I like the line, "We fucked it all up," and the scream-interlude when he says, "Af-fect-less-ness." It's oddly soothing. These dudes have all been in about a thousand bands now, but some of them are currently in Cephalopods (who play near D.C. a lot!) and Mi Ami.[Download the Horses 4 5 6 7 EP for free at Ruffian Records]