Ears Wide Open: Indian School

Kevin Bronson on April 22nd, 2014

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Everybody loves a good comeback story. So here’s the abridged version of Indian School’s: Arturo Barrios, Justo Gonzalez and Gabriel Camacho spent the early part of last decade making dyed-in-the-mosh-pit punk rock as Audio Karate before parting ways. Fast-forward a few years, and frontman Barrios got something in the way of a reality check – he was involved in virtually back-to-back automobile accidents. While on the mend, he was inspired to write new songs, so he reunited with Gonzalez and Camacho and added Anthony Leach and Eric Wood to form Indian School. The quintet’s seven-song EP “The Cruelest Kind” bears only hint of the old band’s pop-punk; it’s equal parts scruffy rock and slow-building indie anthems, a solid effort by guys who obviously know their craft. Now, more than a year after its release, “Rob Your House” is getting notice from KROQ’s Locals Only. And in February, the band began work on a new album. Stay tuned.

||| Stream: “Rob Your House”