Kilbourne was the next incarnation of [url=https://calgarycassettes.org/artist_detail/honeyrocket]Honeyrocket[/url], with three members carrying on and gaining momentum. We had forgotten how great this CD is until we picked it up again recently - the playing on this is excellent, and the contrasting screamy vocals (that now characterize Therese Lanz's [url=https://calgarycassettes.org/artist_detail/mares-of-thrace]Mares of Thrace[/url]) and comparatively sweet pop punk vocals are a great mix. Maybe we're projecting, but we like to think we hear the roots of the current crop of excellent femme-fronted Calgary hardcore bands in Kilbourne. The download for this one (and copies of the CD!) is available [url=https://nolistrecords.bandcamp.com/album/measure-of-health]through No List Records[/url]. [url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kilbourne-measure_of_health][i]From the Exclaim review[/i][/url][i]:[/i] These girls aren't out to be the next pretty-in-punk pop tarts. Full-on aggression and left-leaning politics fuel the forces behind this Calgary band's debut. Anti-scenester, anti-rock star, anti-corporate, this quartet formed to create something they call "introspection-damaged indie-violence." The result is a sound that erupts in a startling explosion, inspired by the motley crew of the Cure, AFI, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Pretty Girls Make Graves - to name a few - and these all culminate to create a highly aggressive blend of punk, hardcore and metal. Kilbourne's politics gravitate towards environmentalism, human rights, and anti-capitalism, and though they are careful not to take themselves too seriously, these issues are prominent in their lyrics. If anything, it seems that Kilbourne aren't looking to be known for much beyond a rock band - not another all-girl band, not a band that fit into a subscribed mindset - just a band that makes some really good, really loud music that conveys some intelligence. If they keep making music this good, there's no reason why they should be seen as anything but.
