CITY PAGES May 2, 2007
I Sing the Equation Quadratic: The men of Self-Evident gather in the yard for an old-fashioned time-signature roasting by Michael L. Walsh
Tom Berg is playing against type. Halfway through a basement paint job, he's slacking off. The color spreads along the wall promisingly, but then ends in jagged brushstrokes. White strips of drywall tape crisscross the ceiling like miniature runways, leading the eye to where the drywall itself gives way to exposed beams. Yet one would expect that the bass player for Self-Evident, one of the Twin Cities' longest-lived and most accomplished progressive/math-rock bands, wouldn't call ...more
Losing Today
SELF-EVIDENT
SELF-EVIDENT
By Richard Stokoe
The eponymous fourth album from this Minneapolis' trio offers us a further glimpse into their post-hardcore world, and they're sounding more assured and spasmodic than ever. The twelve tracks here combine progressive rock and hardcore to good effect, with the result representing ...more
Delusions of Adequacy
Self-Evident s/t
doubleplusgood records
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With mathematical precision, excellent drumming, and smooth, melodic guitars, Self-Evident has made an impressively refined and sophisticated new album. This Minneapolis trio deftly weaves together punk-infused drumming with flowing riffs, and the result is striking. These very talented musicians excel ...more
Smother Magazine
Self-Evident -- Self-Evident
I find the truths about Self-Evident to be that post-emo and math rock should occasionally join forces and jam out. In the six degrees world of music, Self-Evident is related to Deep Elm Records magic rock kids Claire de Lune based on the fact that their drummer Ben Johnston is now banging the skins for this Minneapolis band. Not ever confining their sound to anything ...more
Built on a Weak Spot
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007
Self-Evident - Self-Evident
Out sometime in May through Doubleplusgood Records is the new album from Minnesota post-emo/math rockers Self-Evident , which is simply Self-Titled . Their last album Epistemology was a bit of a challenge to listen to, as I couldn't help but gather the strange suspicion that the band was trying with all their might to squeeze in as many odd time signatures and overall crazy riffing as they could. To be honest, it sounded ...more
The Onion (Madison)
Self-evident's yelping hardcore punk mixed with crafty math-rock melodies may sound a little immature, but the Minneapolis trio has room to grow. Many of the songs on the band's new self-titlted album patiently flesh out the kind of quiet passages that ...more
The Onion (Chicago)
Nov 1-7, 2007
Though some dismiss the math-rock label as a joke, it's an apt description of the galloping, angular punk that Self-Evident has served up for a decade. The Minneapolis trio took on new drummer Ben Johnston last year, and the addition ...more
Sound as Language
Self-Evident are a powerful indie rock trio based out of Minneapolis, MN. If you are a fan of the mathy DC sound that spawned bands like Fugazi and Faraquet then Self-Evident is a must hear. This is the band's second full-length record and marks a new line-up as well as a more mature and stream-lined sound. The band deftly goes back and forth between twinkly guitars to mathy rock. Whatever sound the band is mining, they do it with a remarkable poise. Too often with music of this nature melodies seem to get lost in the instrumental shuffle. However, there is a melodic undercurrent that runs ...more
INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
Self-Evident
Self-Evident
doubleplusgood records
Genre: Ambience/Indie
Best Element: Long instrumental riffs.
Sometimes a band will miss the mark on what they are trying to do. While their efforts are well intentioned, and the work ethic can't be questioned, there is just something missing. That's what happened on Self-Evident's self titled release. Just one listen to any song on the album illustrates how hard these guys are working on their instrumental parts. Every track contains instrumentals that ...more
THE NEW SCHEME #17
Self-Evident
Self-Titled
After nearly a decade as a band, Self-Evident are
releasing just their second full length. Their debut, 2005's
Epistemology was angular and technical, but never too
daunting. But since that record, Self-Evident replaced their
drummer. Not surprisingly, there is a smoother feel to ...more
Advance-Titan
Examining the evidence: Minneapolis' rock kings
by Kevin Kosterman of the Advance Titan
Formed in 1997, Minneapolis-based Self-Evident has been one of the hardest-working bands in the Midwest indie scene, playing more than 450 shows in 15 states and sharing the stage with Don Caballero, Life and Times, Oxes, Big City Rock and Local H to name a few. Nearly a decade later, the recently reshuffled three-piece is still bringing its impossible-to-categorize blend of indie-jazz-math-noise rock -- lovingly referred to ...more
Pulse of the Twin Cities
Self-Evident: Skilled rock for non-prog people
By dospatos - Date: 2003-09-24 13:00:56
by P.J. Morel
What’s wrong with complex music? Rock snobs roll their
eyes with disdain at the mention of any band that happens
to dig something other than the usual verse-chorus-verse pop
arrangement. “It’s not rock,” they say.
“Rock is folk music. It’s not a symphony. These
guys should learn to play violins.” Granted, most of
the bands they’re...more
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