Reminds me of: Clockhammer, Rush, Tool, Janes' Addiction, Queensryche, Faith No More.
Personnel: Robert Keane-Vocals, guitar, Sam Watson-guitar, Gary Morris-Bass, Aaron Costeines,drums.
Sometimes Y are a band with unlimited potential; they very obviously know what they're doing. Though their songs are long ("I Always Knew" runs in excess of twelve minutes) they are definitely not a jam band in the tradition of Widespread Panic (thank God). Instead, the playing time is taken up not by pointless soloing but by inventive chords, cotrapuntal riffs, and tasteful drumming that gives each part just the right feel. Of the three songs on the disc, the best are "Bad Timing" and "I always Knew". ("Outside My Skin" has one really ultracool section with dreamy guitar and walking bass but has too many metal mannerisms.) "Bad Timing" features a beautiful intro in which the first chord sounds remarkably similar to the first chord in the Smith's "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", which is a good thing. Then in the middle of the song's "Sultans of Swing" inspired rhythm changes, the band drops a gorgeously intricate series of arpeggios in 7/4. The lush, detailed chords that open "I Always Knew" give way to more great arpeggios, then a heavy crashing section with lots of dissonance at the end. Sometime Y have no shortage of ideas, and their sound is their own. Keane is an extremely gifted vocalist and screams particularly well (better than Vedder); Watson, Morris, and Costeines are all accomplished on their instuments and play parts that support the songs.