“No Halo” by Sorority Noise – A Song Review

     It is difficult for a band to merge different styles into one song without the track sounding as if it’s merely an unwillingness to commit. Sorority Noise accomplished the difficult, and in a song that is less than three minutes long. The vocals of “No Halo” take a storytelling approach until the chorus, when the anger rises to the top. The guitars don’t shy away from combining Shoegaze and Post Rock, until they turn Punk. The percussion is mostly rhythmic, unless it’s indignantly aggressive.   

     Sorority Noise is from Hartford, Connecticut. The four members are Cameron Boucher (guitar, vocals), Ryan McKenna (bass, vocals), Adam Ackerman (guitar, vocals), and Charlie Singer (drums).

     “No Halo” by Sorority Noise 

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Lyrics of “No Halo” by Sorority Noise

This last week

I slept eight hours total

I barely sleep

Maybe that's why I've been weak

The same things that plague you, still plaguing me

God called you to fulfill a vacancy

I tried to see why it wasn't me

So I didn't show up to your funeral

But I showed up to your house

And I didn't move a muscle

I was quiet as a mouse

And I swore I saw you in there

But I was looking at myself

I'm placing bets

Against myself

And honestly I'm a mess

With the car engulfed in flames

I am a wreck

Things I should have said through call and text

Just really been so busy and I regret

‘Cause if there's no rest for the wicked

I'm as evil as it gets

So I didn't show up to your funeral

But I showed up to your house

And I didn't move a muscle

I was quiet as a mouse

And I swore I saw you in there

But I was looking at myself

So when you show up to my funeral

Will you be wearing white or black?

And I know the voice is in you

It's the energy I lack

So if there's a race to heaven

I will surely come in last

And if there's a race to heaven

I will always come in last