The Bloody Awful "Caroline" (15.4 MB) from The Secrets I Won't Even Tell Myself King Club Madison, WI May 1, 2007

I think Madison's got a hot new band on its hands with the Bloody Awful, who made their debut last week supporting System and Station. Fronted by former solo act John Mars, the band has a clean power-pop sound which I imagine will play well in a town that's still missing Charlemagne, though whether we needed another shirt-and-tie band right now is a question left unanswered. They were a little rough in places, but very solid for a first show. My only real complaint is that I think they closed with what was by far their best song, a rollicking stomper about zombies.