Minus Six (Overdue – CD Review)
By Kelly Buckner
Nefarious Entertainment Magazine – Issue Number 55
Sunday, August 8th, 2004

WOW! This is a debut release for this group, and I’m floored! Kevin Carton, the lead vocalist and pianist, is someone I have reviewed in the past. With the addition of Tyler Kaschke-drums, Kameron Rummans-bass guitar/vocals, and Matt Sivertsen-saxophones/tin whistle/vocals, this quartet has created a catchy, heart-felt release!

I was pleased to see that there were still great slow ballads, as this has been one of Carton’s strongest fortes. Adding the additional musicians to the mix only strengthen this talent and really brought to the forefront the treatful array of musical variation. Matt’s saxophone really added a jazzy feel that brought the tracks together. On track 11, Goodbye My Love, you get a flavoring of emo-punk – short and catchy, I was thrilled! I always found the lyrical play of all Kevin’s releases to be fun, youthful and edgy. It was great to hear about love lossed, gained all the in-betweens. Tracks 3 (Juliet), 7 (Recent Nights), 10 (The Pain), and 12 (Lovers for the Night) remind you what young love is all about!

Without a doubt, these four musicians meld together like a BLT sandwich! Add a little piano, saxophone, drums and bass guitar, with a dash of youthfulness, and smoother it with fantastic talent – you will produce Minus Six.

© 2004, Nefarious Entertainment Magazine