Brave Saint Saturn - "The Light of Things Hoped For…" @ Score! Music Magazine

	Brave Saint Saturn - The Light of Things Hoped For…
	Location	Denver
	Initial Impression	Project from members of Five Iron Frenzy…More third wave ska??
Notable Lyric	"Behind what I know and see/ A darkness that will spy on me/ Eclipsed in this trajectory/ A cancer that is eating me."
Factoid	Formed in 1995, BSS is the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Reese Roper. The band's debut So Far from Home was released in 2000, and the guys are already working on material for their next record.
Serve With	Packets of astronaut ice cream.
Comments	Definitely a different direction from the bouncy ska-punk of Five Iron Frenzy (remember their great debut Upbeats and Beatdowns?). Calling this band's style "astro-rock," Roper, along with guitarist Dennis Culp, bassist Keith Hoerig, and drummer Andrew Verdecchio, play highly emotional, poppy, eclectic alternative rock, utilizing samples, keyboards, and strings. As Roper claims, "Lyrically this is definitely the dark side of Five Iron Frenzy" with "songs about struggling with the world and tragedy." The tortured "Titan," which is quite possibly the best offering, has a dark, complex, conflicted feel to it, while "Anastasia" is heartfelt and lovelorn and the fragile acoustic "Estrella" is touching. The finale, "Daylight," is emotive as all hell, ending with heart-wrenching screamed vocals. The disc is interspersed with tracks featuring Mission Control snippets atop spacey music, as on "Mercury," "Gemini," and in the middle of "Daylight."
URL	www.bravesaintsaturn.com
Reviewer	Janelle (6/03)