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Until June
Sound Of Defeat EP
Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 6 tracks: 19 minutes, 22 seconds
Street Date: May 19, 2009
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While Until June may not be strangers of
Christian music, they have not yet been
acquainted with huge success (before changing
their name from Until June, the band, under the
name Juune, released the Unnoticed EP in ’03).
However after their self titled debut on Flicker Records in 2007 and a
label change, the Arizona natives are poised to
put themselves into the spotlight starting with the Sound Of Defeat EP.
The EP is aptly titled since neither defeat nor
frustration are a foreign concept to the group in
their attempt to even get signed. While not
directly relating to Until June’s struggles, the
title track does delve into the importance of
rising from defeat and Christ’s role in that
process. The musical side of the “Sound Of
Defeat” includes solid pop rock which is fueled
well by Josh Ballard’s lead vocals which give the song a triumphal tone.
The satisfying ballad “In My Head” maintains a
very good light pop pace which keeps it
interesting and which should also appeal to a
variety of listeners. The pop music driving “The
Man Who Lost His Soul” is good, but the beat of
the track uncannily resembles the sound of Family
Force 5’s “Share It With Me” (without most of the
synth). The song also offers an encouraging look
into Until June’s song writing as the lyrics
contain good metaphors mixed with Biblical truth
("I gained the world, lost my soul/is there no one to save me").
What’s not so encouraging is the less than
overwhelming, and, in some cases, laughable
girl/guy clichés presented on the other three
tracks. It’s possible that “The World Ends
Tonight” was supposed to have a more penetrating
meaning than just a high school-like drama, but
the immature music accompanying it doesn’t help
the cause. Even though both “Baby” and “Nobody”
are piano driven songs that contain an innovative
alternative edge, each song is ruined by Ballard
overextending his already high vocals.
Only the first of two forecasted six song
releases, the Sound Of Defeat EP appears to be
Until June’s way of keeping pace with the EP (or
EPs) first-album later craze. Despite some solid
messages and music, you still won’t want to play
the band’s music after listening to their mainstream counterparts Coldplay.
- Review date: 6/12/09, written by Nathaniel Schexnayder of Jesusfreakhideout.com
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 Record Label: Authentik
Album length: 6 tracks: 19 minutes, 22 seconds
Street Date: May 19, 2009
Buy It: Amazon.com
- The Man Who Lost His Soul (3:06)
- Baby (Hope You Understand) (2:54)
- Sound of Defeat (3:38)
- The World Ends Tonight (3:14)
- Nobody Knows You (2:55)
- In My Head (3:25)
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