![]() ![]() Julius Sumner Miller was a TV scientist - think Bill Nye, but zanier - who was well known for practical demonstrations of eye-catching physical phenomena. The group’s namesake, on the other hand, definitely belongs to the broadcast past. ![]() Ollinger’s lyrics and irreverent perspective alone are enough to keep the songs fresh. The result will sound refreshingly familiar to all those who follow the punk rock flag. The band cut the album in a single four-day burst of explosive energy in world renowned OCL Studios and then had legendary punk rocker Stephen Egerton of the Descendents and ALL master the album. It’s no surprise “Leave The Key” and the rest of Try It Out sound rough and raw in a wonderfully menacing way - reminiscent of basement and garage-punk classics while never being too imitative of any of them - and there’s a very good reason for that. Whenever they plug in and play, they put those values into practice in the most entertaining way possible. All five members of Julius Sumner Miller are immersed in the Calgary musical subculture - they’re show bookers, punk promoters, and tireless advocates of off-the-wall and idiosyncratic local sounds. It’s the band’s fourth album and the capstone of a deep catalog that has established the band as Calgary’s most reliable source of bracing punk rock songs. Julius Sumner Miller sustains that intensity for the balance of Try It Out, a full-length set that’s pugnacious, unsparing, outspoken, and loaded with gleaming hooks. He’s a human flamethrower - and he’s backed by a ferocious group that pushes every signal into the red. “A whole world of tears,” he barks, “could not douse out these flames.” In keeping with the sentiment of his rapid-fire lyrics, Ollinger sings like the heat is nipping at his heels, howling and raging, perpetually ready to combust. ![]() In the first verse of “Leave The Key,” their latest single, he imagines setting himself on fire. Darren Ollinger, frontman of incendiary punk band Julius Sumner Miller, feels the heat. ![]()
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