http://www.senbaltimore.com/blogs/agt/index.shtml

Baltimore trio Even So just released Homecomings &
Departures, their sophomore EP. Featuring smart lyrics
and busy percussion, this is a can't miss effort by
one of the area's best unsigned bands.

The last song on Even So's sophomore EP Homecomings &
Departures (self-released), "Joseph Lewis Lucas" takes
a note from Johnny Cash ("I shot a man in Reno just to
watch him die"), showing that principal lyricist Ira
Gamerman is a much less pretentious Colin Meloy,
getting the point across without needing a copy of
Roget's Thesaurus. Without the showiness of
over-processed lyrics, Even So are able to let a
harder bent come through in the music. "Interstellar
(Airbag, Airbag)" is tinged with post-punk revival,
countoffs, and post-hardcore  rather than folk or
baroque pop.

The bass and drums on Homecomings are way more
powerful than anything else released by a Baltimore
trio who fall outside of the hard rock scene. Drummer
Sam Hoffberger takes a page from Danny Carey, playing
with a speed and level (Hoffberger did begin his
educational career majoring in music) normally
reserved for a longer hair, bigger amplifier crowd.
This influence gives Even So's EP a tougher sound than
other literary bands, and provides Gamerman (also a
playwright) with a larger stage to spin his stories on
up-tempo high-stakes songs like "A Cookout at the
Witch Trials (The Moralist)."

(Pretty nice review eh?)