Single Review: Any Minute Now by Pentimento

 Pentimento - Any Minute Now

Paper + Plastik Records

After a short clean guitar intro, the band Pentimento on their new single "Any Minute Now", which was released exclusively on Absolutepunk.net, establish a Boys Night Out or The Junior Varsity feel...wait...actually, it sounds oddly similar to The Junior Varsity's "Get Comfortable" from their album Wide-Eyed.   From the bouncy guitars and drums to the melody and even the timbre of the vocals.  Oh well, that's fine I guess.  Those bands' clever mix of emo and post-hardcore never really got over-used, so a little revival of their particular sound might be welcomed.  The chorus somewhat forsakes that and takes a more generic Jimmy Eat World type alternative rock sound with a simple melody and driving chords.  

     Sounds like a great combination of bands to be compared to, but there are a few flashing red lights on this track which warn that it may not be a good idea to spend money on Pentimento's upcoming EP, which is released October, 22nd. The first being the uninteresting melodies that are not only boring, but are unpredictable in their direction. Another red light is the pop-punk gimmicks which you never get a break from.  A few examples of these gimmicks that this song makes use of are: random screams, whoa-ohs (these are cringe-worthy), vocal and clean guitar breaks and counter melodies in the background vocals. 

      Pentimento's last release fits much more into a Transit influenced pop-punk classification while this new track has a plethora of sounds that don't really feel like they mesh well.

Written by Brian Nissen