Hope's the Carrot - "Conspiracy of Silence"
by Sean Ridenour, VOX Magazine
Hope's the Carrot are smart musicians who have a knack for the hard-soft-hard-soft-hard-HARDER approach. The keyboard is a nice touch, too. You don't see many keyboard bands that rock this hard, but...that being said...
There is no conspiracy here. I take that back. This might be a conspiracy against the ears of the rest of the listening world. Some people shouldn't take on the responsibility of lead vocals. It's a heavy burden to bear. Hope's the Carrot write inventive rock with interesting progressions, but it's nearly lost in the wailing vocal track that would fit better in less aggressive music. I mean, I want to like it. I guess I should try a little harder or something.

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