Next Day Delivery | EP2 9/07/2026

Next Day Delivery!!!

I have been sitting with this one for a while now, I saw Next Day Delivery live upon my introduction to the local Connecticut music scene and was impressed with the musicianship and loved the sound. Apparently one of the members, I don't quite remember which one, but I was told they are in another band called Brownie Points. When I mentioned them in my blog I thought they were initially from Massachussets like another band that night Tripwire, but I was wrong and provided the proper correction and notation of said correction. It has been months since I've done one of my "Music Engagement Reviews", those who have been around before know what to expect. But anyone new, who doesn't know anything about the things, I will explain it.

I am not gonna tell you it's good or bad, I am gonna tell you exactly what I felt or thought while listening highlighting all that I like about it. Grammar is non-existent, it's all in the moment reviewing. I am literally at my laptop right now with headphones in, ready to type as I listen to this album for the billionth time. I am putting my honest reactions on page while leaving out just enough for you, to go search this album and listen to whatever the fuck I am talking about. If I go over every song, then what's the point of you going to listen to the album. I'm not here to tell you what to think about the work, I am engaging on my own terms and putting it out there in the hopes you might go listen to it as well.

Got it? Great! Little disclaimer, I have never really been a Math Rock person. Just like The Stare Kits review, this is new and a challenge to my listening habits. Not that I hate the genre, it's just something I don't usually go out of my way to listen to. But when I saw them live, I knew I had to talk about them and dug into their discography. I got a lot to talk about here, lets get into it.

Jimmy Dean

I kinda like the wind and what sounds like film score music draping the start of the opening song Jimmy Dean, if it's from anything I have no idea what it is. I am also a fan whenever someone uses found sounds of some kind in the studio, so there's that too. The guitars deceptively have a lot going on in this song, though similar motiffs repeat on multiple active listens on both left and right guitars, there is a lot of changes happening throughout the songs structure. Though unless you're paying attention and have the ear for it, it can be hard to notice the non obvious changes. It's all pretty damn cohesive! The drummer, I just know they are having a blast with this one, you can just hear it with every giddy fill and crack of the snare. Though that could be a very far off assumption, you know what they say about people who assume, Ass, u, me. But I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't mind making an ass of myself. The bassist is doing a lot too, kinda hard to tell if the bass is just supporting or adding to the musical stretch.

The vocals combine screamo with slightly dirty vocals, vocals that are almost clean but not quite. Both guitarist and the bassist perform vocals for this band with the bassist performing the screamo vocals. It is quite enjoyable all around, I am not really gonna discuss lyrics in detail and usually don't discuss lyrics at all unless something sticks out. But the line "missed your song and your movie because it wasn't Saw III" and it's delivery I found noteworthy for whatever reason. I just really like that part!

Start Over and the Rest of the Album

The third song on the album Start Over uses the genre format to create a unique, dreamy, and ethereal atmosphere, it is absolutely a stand out song in this album for how wildly different yet embedded in the albums landscape it is. It hits that perfect balance of being different yet in line with the rest of the album. The drums pull back quite a bit on this track, like I honestly don't even know if I am hearing a hi-hat, or even a drum kit in this song. I thought I heard a hi-hat a couple times, but I don't think my ears are developed enough to hear it. There is the percussive strum on both guitars that can be heard pretty clearly. There might be a lot of layers to this track, and I am not even gonna try to dissect it. Just be sure you listen to this song if you ever check out this album whoevers reading this.

The entire album has a cohesive sonic world that sits in or on the edge of dreamy and an unpredictable range of emotions often in the same song. There is a certain level of intentionality with this album that can't be unheard, it was something I picked up on my first run through of the album. The album had me emotionally between somber and aggressive, and the lyrics felt lived, the musicianship is the cherry on top that pushes this album into another level.

As with any form of journalism of art, words can never do the justice of engaging with the work yourself. Do yourself a favor and listen to Next Day Delivery if this sounds like your kind of thing, and furthermore. If your local to the greater New England area, start digging and showing up to their live shows. They are even better live, then again you can't really beat the energy of a live performance.

I am putting a lot of restraint with this writeup, not because I got nothing to talk about. But because I really want to save it for when I see them live again, I'm gonna close off this album engagement by saying expect to hear more of them in the future.