Throughout the years, Drive-Thru Records has come out with several bands, and many have had a major influence on the indie pop punk scene. Now it is time for the DTR fanbase to come face to face with a new style of DTR music. The trend has started with Steel Train, An Angle, and now the latest is House Of Fools. Imagine a band that can combine a sensible sound of Bob Dylan, The Eagles, and some more contemporary bands like The Format. With a sensationable sound of Southern sensibilities they show that they are a band that can play catchy laid back indie rock songs. This would describe House Of Fools. They first released their self-titled EP back last October on Drive-Thru Records, and now with this newly released album “Live and Learn” House Of Fools will go down in the record books.

The album starts off with one of my favorite tracks “It Could Be Easy”. This is one of the more catchy upbeat songs on the album. Other new songs such as “Kiss The Haze”, “Go Down”, and “Coke & Smoke” are great new songs by the band that just blew me away. They include a few old songs from their EP released back last October like “My Life Before Today”, “Better Part Of Me”, and “Live And Learn”. “Better Part Of Me” is one of the best songs on the album. It is the kind of music I could listen to outside on a sunny afternoon just relaxing to. “Live and Learn” plays out as slow emotional track to finish off the album with. I honestly could sit here and tell you about each individual song, but really it’s pointless because they are all good. I recommend everyone to get this album and just listen to it from start to finish to get the real feel for the album. Trust me listen to the cd even if there are some songs that do not click with you right away, because they will eventually.

In today’s music industry many of the most brillant and musically talented bands often become overlooked. This is much due to the artistic style and complex guitar progressions that just do not click with most mainstream music listeners. House Of Fools is a band that not many people know about right now, but will hopefully not be overlooked in the near future like others of similar style. They have produced one of the greatest easy listening and most original albums I’ve heard in a long time, and I can’t wait to see more from this band. “Live and Learn” is an album that will quite possible change the face of indie music and even more put Drive Thru Records back on the map. It is no wonder why AP has named House Of Fools in “the 100 bands you need to know in 2007”.

Standout Tracks
“Kiss The Haze”, “Better Part Of Me”, “My Life Before Today”, “It Could Be Easy”, “Go Down”

TrackListing
1. Introduction
2. It Could Be Easy
3. Until It’s Over
4. My Life Before Today
5. Kiss The Haze
6. Me & Everyone I Know
7. What Are We Supposed To Do
8. Go Down
9. Better Part Of Me
10. Interested
11. Pour Me Out
12. I Heard A Rumor
13. Coke & Smoke
14. Live & Learn