UNDER THE GUN REVIEW of "HOPE YOU NEVER GET IT" | 8 out of 10 stars
ROCKFREAKS.com REVIEW of "HOPE YOU NEVER GET IT" | 8 out of 10 stars
UNDER THE GUN REVIEW Top 5 Bands To Watch Out For In 2012 | Easily the youngest act on our list, I Can See Mountains are quickly rising through the basement pop punk scene and show no signs of slowing on their ascent to full-on scene takeover. Their debut (Hope You Never Get It, available January 14) is packed with chord based anthems of youth, love, life, and rebellion that is sure to incite as many mosh pits as it does mixtapes for hopeful lovers. Give it half a year or so and fans will be begging these guys to return to the basement to relive the “good ole days.” Just wait. Read More
BLARE MAGAZINE Best New Artists (January 2012) | Their latest thrown together effort may not be slick and Buffalo may not seem to be a hole of city that can influence melancholy lyrics but I Can See Mountains are and will more than likely continue to be a band that know music. Most of Hope You Never Get It holds a youthful spark but standouts like “Hey Man” wrap together adolescent stories, a chord-littered chorus and on-time gang vocals that throw it in your face with glee. The latter being a positive note of course; not many can run through upbeat bitterness and unjust feelings with such a nostalgic feel. Read More
ROCKFREAKS.com | On this EP, I Can See Mountains prove to be just another example of how good the North American punk rock scene is these days, mixing elements from both the somewhat trending, raw, mid-west punk sound, and the more quirky melodies from the more underground streams of indie/emo. The result is bright, buzzing songs, sung about partying and being drunk and sounding like nostalgia and great times. The instrumentals are pretty much what you've come to expect from the genre, or more precisely, it's slightly less punk end, as their are a solid amount of tempo changes present, meaning that bands like Carpenter, Red City Radio and The Menzingers are probably better comparisons than say Banner Pilot... Read Whole Review Here
MuzikDizcovery.com | Hope You Never Get It, their seven track release from earlier this year, preserves the magic of that time and place, best friends and ample booze included. Making the most out of explosive singalongs ('Hey Man', 'Tournesol') and the obligatory angst-laden pop-punk ballads to accompany them ('I'm Really Going To Miss This Place'), I Can See Mountains bottle that uproarious basement show cacophony and stale beer smell into sonic form with every pulse-pounding track. Hope You Never Get It stands as yet another reminder to make the most of the fact that you're only young once, doing so with songs that ring true of those endless college nights rather than a particularly obnoxious four-letter acronym. Live loud and regret not what you won't remember - in the meantime, listen to I Can See Mountains. Read Whole Review Here
