TEAM RNS PRESENTS

TITLE: a cresent honeymoon ep

LABEL: Lookout! Records

RIPPER: Team RNS

0hr 23min total- 34.5mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-02-25
RIP DATE: 2003-03-05

01 cross your heart               2:55

04 evening in the city            3:37

Communiqu are a new band from Oakland
California that spent 2002 developing
their sound after the end of their other
musical projects. All the bandmembers
have served time in east bay punk
bands. "A Crescent Honeymoon" is the
brilliant debut of a fully realized
band that to make an impact. This EP is
six clever intricate songs reminiscent of
the soaring, heart-wrenched melodies of
the 80's with nods to The Smiths, The
Fixx and Roxy Music. Communiqu are also
more than that. They're a unit made up of
five personalities with one maverick
music idea, exemplifying the
independent ethos by stripping away
pretense from their music and
performances. Their voices and
musicianship deliver the honest song
itself unencumbered by the hollow clichs
many bands hide their songs behind.
Lyrically they tackle emotional and
political ideas with intelligence and