Seraphina Lotkhamnga on July 8th, 2011

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It’s fitting for News of the Fire to have a band name which derives from Lemony Snicket’s “Series of Unfortunate Events.” Even though Dan Fromhart, Nico Bergmann, Nick Tellier and Black LeCroy have had to overcome a plethora of obstacles, they’ve managed to release an impressive debut EP, “Motions and Hints.” The foursome, whose members all attend different colleges throughout SoCal, finished the EP despite the brief hospitalization bassist Tellier, who sent them bass tabs and iChatted with the rest of the band in order to finish it. The EP itself has the rock rolling in all the right places and gleaming with Modest Mouse-influenced pop. The track “1996” may seem reminiscent of early Kings of Leon records (also not a bad start), but News of the Fire takes on their own identity when both the cello and trumpet kick in.

||| Download: “1996” or get News of the Fire’s “Motions and Hints” EP for name-your-price on bandcamp.

||| Live: News of the Fire plays July 13 at the Central SAPC.