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The Day's End
2001-Present
The Days End is a Long Beach, CA based group comprised of guitarist/vocalist/ drummer
Michael Garcia (Cambria, Colony of Heaven), guitarist/vocalist Robert
Sammelius (Wash, Lori Champ) and drummer Jason Walker (Cambria,
FYP). All three members have been in various band line-ups, this
being the most comfortable and creatively rewarding to date. Formed
in the summer of 2001 based on similar musical and artistic taste
and shared ethical beliefs. Current releases include a split 7"
single with The Manifolds (Kill Shaman) and a self released three
song cd. The band has been compared to everything from Drive Like
Jehu and Shellac to June of 44 and Black Eyes.
>> The Days End website
See Also
The Manifolds, Bad Dudes, The Pope
Press
"Their two-song, Mars Volta-meets-Sonic Youth set was
very, very good-and not just good in a "dive-bar
opening act" way. The music was complex (in a good
way), and the band was reserved in one of those cool,
introspective ways. With very, very little in the way
of vocals, the sound wasn't cluttered by emoish
lyrical longings. This is not only a band to watch,
but a band to go out and discover right now.
Seriously, get off the fucking couch." -- SKRATCH Magazine
"The apostrophe-lacking trio from Long Beach mixes ice-cold Amphetamine Reptile-era guitar riffs and howling
vocals like Jehu. There's as much patience, chops, and experience as there is anger in their sound,
which sucks you in with its building textures and escalating tension. Post-punk, No Wave and the San Diego
sound-it's all here and then some if you look for it. Just don't look for bass. File this one next to Fugazi,
Shellac, and groups that aren't as much about shaking your butt as making you sweat." -- Giant Robot
"In an era when musical climate changes at the drop of a hat, The Days End is a type of anachronism.
Their music hails back to a time in the not too distant past, before emo became a fashion statement,
and electro-clash turned the indie scene into a perverse dance party. The Days End rejects this de-evolution,
and steps back a bit, relying on fundamental elements to experiment liberally. The sound that results
pays homage to fin de sicle bands like Shellac and June of 44 by upholding the relentlessly driven layered post-punk
which they pioneered, and bringing it to a new millennium." -- Decoy
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