On their debut EP, emo trio it could be worse are sharpening their teeth \u2013 and Erin Malone is sharpening her axe. The project opens with her crisp, twinkling guitar as singer-bassist Brittany Leaning explodes, \u201cGet back, if I let you close\/ I\u2019m afraid I\u2019ll explode.\u201d ICBW plants their first flag with lyrics written seemingly for a diary, yet will surely be performed soon for a thrashing crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not even 20 minutes long, a door you close yourself is an introspective collection that looks back at the past, honors it, and then chooses to move forward. These new beginnings aren\u2019t all easy \u2013 or ICBW wouldn\u2019t be an emo band \u2013 but they are worth it, the EP concludes. \u201care you mad at me? lol\u201d slowly confronts past embarrassments, with dynamic drumming from Reece Herrera that transitions into the American Football-esque follow-up \u201ccousin, you\u2019re scaring the normals.\u201d These song titles suggest a general cloud of isolation hanging over the threepiece, but they are proud members of Austin\u2019s DIY scene. \u201carnold house (dm for the address)\u201d is an ode to the house venue and former home base of local bookers\/recorders Tiny Sounds Collective, which ICBW played last before the collective moved. \u201cthis feels like a eulogy for something that\u2019s still happening,\u201d Leaning sings. For it could be worse, it\u2019s only the beginning. <\/p>\n
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