#SoundCheck Free Download - Me And This Army's new single 'You'

Baltimore trio Me and This Army just dropped their badass new single; the minimally titled and maximally loud 'You.' Anchored by lead singer Courtney Hargrove's kick-in-the-teeth vocals, the track pulls no punches. It's a song about betrayal and anger, plain and simple. A fierce kiss-off to a wayward ex. “There you go / breaking everyone's heart / there you go breaking everyone”.
The band builds from a bouncy syncopated beat to a giant pop-punk hook, calling to mind The Exit at their best (hey, remember when Ben Bronfman was still Ben Brewer? Ah, good times...). Across one EP and two singles, Me and This Army have shown a surprising amount of variety and depth generally unknown to power trios. What is it about leftie-led power trios? The preposterously tight rhythm section turns on a dime; shifting between Fela Kuti beats and Distillers epicness while Courtney's vocals soar from deceptively sweet to vicious rasp.
Barely two years in, Me and This Army are definitely a band to watch. A full length can't come soon enough.

YOU by Me & This Army

- Contributor: Nathan Leigh

Tags: And, Army, Check, Download, Free, Me, Pop, Rock, Single, Sound, More…This, You

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Comment by KZ-ROC on July 7, 2012 at 9:04am: Oh yes - me like this!

Comment by Sammantha Brown on July 6, 2012 at 3:22pm: I'm digging this.

Comment by TheProzacIsWorking on July 4, 2012 at 11:22pm: Nice! Love her voice

Comment by Me & This Army on July 3, 2012 at 5:28pm: Hey everyone! We're in the running to play the Afro-Punk Festival this year! If you like this song, help us out and give us a vote! http://bit.ly/KRVvxg

Comment by Da' Bladewielder on June 25, 2012 at 9:01pm: Oh hell yeah!!! Killer cut. Come to Chicago & my crew will check out your sound!!!

Comment by John Heflin on June 23, 2012 at 8:30pm: 2 THUMBS WAY UP!!!!

Comment by Hardwired on June 20, 2012 at 6:03pm: Yep, yep, yep. Very good.

One of the best soundchecks I've heard this year, and prolly longer too.

Dynamically the quiet and more intense parts of the song fuse beautifully.

Roll on the LP (album - for those of you too young to know).

Comment by Deanna McDaniels on June 20, 2012 at 2:23pm: love love LOVE!!

Comment by Courtney on June 19, 2012 at 3:24pm: Hey everyone! Thank you for checking out the song. We're stoked on all of the positive words. New things soon. Tell your friends about us<3