The Hero Cycle - Lakes And Ponds

The most exciting release I’ve heard in a long while is the debut EP by Burlington, Vermont’s The Hero Cycle. I cannot say enough good things about their sound. They feel like an amalgamation of all of my favourite bands: Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Built To Spill, Stars, etc. The music is energetic, enthusiastic, encouraging, and full of life. The first track, “Breathing In”, is explosive and contagious. You will feel compelled to hit repeat as soon as it’s done, but I suggest you suppress that urge for now because the next song “Lover’s Crime” is just as infectious. The final track, “You Vs Them” is completely epic in proportion. Masterpiece. The whole EP goes by way too fast and I really hope that these guys will be around for a long long time, because if they continue to improve upon each release, they will definitely develop into one of my favourite bands ever.

Since I’ve started this goofy little blog thing a few months ago, I’ve been introduced to a lot of good music and I’ve heard quite a bit of bad music also. I’m actually not too hard to please, but to hear something by someone new that really excites me these days, well, it doesn’t happen as often as I would like it to. Please take the time to check out The Hero Cycle. With the right promotion they are going to be the next big thing and you’ll definitely want to jump on this one nice and early.

Stream: The Lakes and Ponds EP can be heard in its entirety here.

You can also hear them over on their myspace page.
I guarantee that you’ll want to buy the EP after you’ve been exposed to their glorious sound. You can purchase it at Hidden Shoal Recordings.