If a band can play a 20-minute set at Independent Records and have you left feeling inspired, energized and slightly dirty, they deserve, at the very least, a nod of approval.

I'm not sure if they started out with a crowd full of fans, but I know that by the end of their set they had the SoCo crowd screaming lyrics like they were born knowing them. That's something no one can take away from them.

Lead singer Kyle Simmons’s voice reminded me of Patti Smith from time to time, but Todd heard Siouxsie and the Banshees. Metromix said her voice “split the difference between Flyleaf and Melissa Etheridge.” What the hell? Who is Flyleaf anyway?

Never in my life have I been this moved by an album. Listening to the album I often find myself singing along, dancing and crying all at the same time. The record is full of emotions from deep heartache to the power of doing what you love.