{"id":7526,"date":"2016-04-30T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=7526"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:38:01","slug":"rfa-something-new-rfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/rfa-something-new-rfa\/","title":{"rendered":"RFA \u2013 \u201cAlgo nuevo de RFA\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Acuerdo de Asociaci\u00f3n Restringida<\/strong> has generated a huge buzz in the Philly region as of late. Made up of college students Alec Powell (drums), Brendan McHale (bass), Christian Turzo, (guitar), and Dan Cousart (vocals\/guitar), the four-piece plays old-school rock n\u2019 roll with the reckless abandon the genre requires. Especially in an era where the definition of rock music has become a bit <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tambi\u00e9n <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broad for some, RFA\u2019s distorted, vibrant sound has attracted attention from the average listener as well as major Philly-area radio stations like Radio 104.5 and WXPN. Their latest EP, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New From RFA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, showcases a band that\u2019s beginning to reap the rewards of all their hard work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New From RFA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a collection of five fully fledged rock n\u2019 roll tracks, it might have you fooled the upon the first listen. Opening track \u201cSaturday, January 24\u201d is a gentle intro that begins with only vocals and an acoustic guitar. It eventually expands into the full band, but the song\u2019s mellowed out vibe contrasts with the high energy cuts found on the rest of the EP. \u201cSaturday, January 24\u201d continues straight into \u201cI\u2019m Not Telling You\u201d, a breezy track that sounds ready for summer road trips and beach parties. Here, RFA settles into the catchy, effortless style of garage rock that\u2019s become their signature. \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Name\u201d, a fast-moving track propelled by guitars, calls back to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Is It-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">era <strong>Strokes<\/strong>; think of tracks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sorry\/index?continue=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DeLIN4uB6lDU&#038;q=EgQtTAUnGO-X3o4GIhD8C_7-jwbAVk6COyWcmTSuMgFy\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1392\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sorry\/index?continue=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DeLIN4uB6lDU&#038;q=EgQtTAUnGO-X3o4GIhD8C_7-jwbAVk6COyWcmTSuMgFy\" data-old->\u201cBarely Legal\u201d<\/a> o <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sorry\/index?continue=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DBXkm6h6uq0k&#038;q=EgQtTAUnGO-X3o4GIhB7aJGX28iat4p3eLgCfR8VMgFy\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1393\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sorry\/index?continue=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DBXkm6h6uq0k&#038;q=EgQtTAUnGO-X3o4GIhB7aJGX28iat4p3eLgCfR8VMgFy\" data-old->\u201cHard to Explain\u201d<\/a> for comparison. \u201cIndigo\u201d is an instant standout of true-blue indie rock, drawing similarities to <strong>Catfish &amp; The Bottlemen<\/strong> y <strong>The Killers<\/strong>&#8216; early work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RFA &quot;Indigo&quot; | Bad Dad Music Productions\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3IKcXexibc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nice contrast to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s mellow introduction, RFA save their biggest burst of energy for last with \u201cSwell\u201d, the EP\u2019s closing track. \u201cSwell\u201d seems to pay homage to the Philly basement scene RFA has grown up in, especially with its mosh worthy outro. Fuzzy, loud, and manic, \u201cSwell\u201d has a bright future ahead as a fan favorite, and will surely be a highlight of RFA\u2019s upcoming live shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a first time listener, it might seem that RFA doesn&#8217;t bring anything groundbreaking to the table. Girls and parties are some of the most overused lyrical subjects across all music genres, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is made up entirely of songs that touch on those two topics. RFA isn\u2019t exactly revolutionary in terms of their musical style either- countless other acts with a similar sound have come and gone, especially within the last decade. But <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and by extension RFA, is special because of the immense potential it shows. For a band made up of full time students, RFA is already putting out music as professional and polished as the well-established acts they\u2019re often compared to. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something New From RFA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may not really have\u00a0much \u201cnew\u201d, but give their music the time and attention it deserves and RFA could become something big. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Listen to Something New From RFA below, and be sure to check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rfamusic1.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1394\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/rfamusic1.bandcamp.com\/\" data-old->RFA&#8217;s Bandcamp page<\/a>\u00a0for past releases and tour dates!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Something New from RFA\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1LiUWxcyzS7U4CDNiVBpqb?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFA has generated a huge buzz in the Philly region as of late. Made up of college students Alec Powell &#8230; <a title=\"RFA &#8211; &#8220;Something New From RFA&#8221;\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/rfa-something-new-rfa\/\" aria-label=\"More on RFA &#8211; &#8220;Something New From RFA&#8221;\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1633],"class_list":["post-7526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-rfa","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}