Band: Slowride Release: s/t State: TX Label: Thirteen Recordings 4311 W. Lawther, Dallas, TX 75214 http://www.13recordings.com/ Contact: 1920 Abrams Parkway #378, Dallas, TX 75214-3915 I really enjoy this CD. It's a 5 song EP from an up-and-coming Texas pop-punk band. They sound a lot like blink-182 (which, if feel, is a big compliment) and lean towards that MxPx sound too. But they maintain their own originality. "Wade" opens with an emo-ish intro and then gets into the pop-punk. If you're familiar with the Merrimack Valley pop-punk scene, musically this isn't far from old SPIFF45. Tracks: 1. The Hard Way 2. Wade 3. I Guess 4. Miss Fortune 5. Beautiful Back Home