System and Station "Honesty" (20.3 MB) from Here Is Now King Club Madison, WI May 1, 2007

I don't get why this band doesn't blow up. If I ever finish my write-up, you'll note that their 2006 release, Here Is Now, is among my top 15 albums of that year, and I've only come to appreciate it more since we ticked over to 2007. Their early alternative approach to fuzzrock -- exemplified well on this terrific Here Is Now cut -- should fit well with the crowd that's clamoring for the well-received new Dinosaur Jr record, but for whatever reason their engaging recent output hasn't broken through. Perhaps it's because I can't seem to get a live recording of them without significant bass distortion; I guess we'll never know.