Disgrace The Traitor- To Pick Ourselves Up
by Tim Wenger
Disgrace The Traitor is Mike Trujillo, who gained some fame in the scene with Take To The Oars before leaving the group last March. He dropped his debut solo EP To Pick Ourselves Up March 13 at Larimer Lounge, and the record is not what you’d expect. Flashes of hard alternative rock stand tall throughout, mixed with some of the finest lyricism Denver has seen in years.
The EP starts off with a bang with “River of Freedom,” featuring heavily distorted guitar riffs reminiscent of The White Stripes and thrashing drum beats. The tempo of the record changes (including the danceable, pop-rock influenced track “Ugly Side,” my personal favorite) but the melody remains strong and Trujillo’s voice takes the listener on a ride that you will want to hit again and again, like an emotional roller coaster of musical bliss. To Pick Ourselves Up is the strongest alt-rock release we’ve heard in 2014.
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