big-label release. Guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Ed Breckenridge and his brother Riley on drums ably create a close facsimile of existential rage, but Kensrue's lyrics -- sharp, sometime political ("Hoods on Peregrine") and even allegorical ("The Melting Point of Wax") -- often get lost in the screams. Missing as well is Thrice's search for answers to their many questions. Where are the possibilities of this generation? You won't find them on
Artist in the Ambulance. But the siren is loud and clear. Heed the warning and thrash away.
MARIE ELSIE ST. LEGER
(September 3, 2003)