Issue date: 4/18/03 Section: The Verge

"Antenna," Cave In's major label debut on RCA Records is met with mixed feelings.

"Antenna" takes huge leaps away from the band's roots in hardcore. Singer/guitarist Steve Brodsky originally started Cave In as a side project, along with John Robert Conners (drums), Adam McGrath (guitar/vocals), and Caleb Scolfield (bass/vocals), away from his primary band Converge.

Slowly, Cave In became more popular and soon Brodsky quit Converge to pursue Cave In fulltime. Originally started as a hardcore band, they have transformed into a space rock band, being refferred to, by some, as the next Radiohead. The crunchy distorted guitar sounds have left for more clean note melodies.

Brodsky and company fly through 12 songs in just over 56 minutes. Musically they have changed their style, but lyrically Cave In has not changed one bit.

The more space rock songs would include the 13-minute conclusion of the album, "Woodwork" and the nine-minute "Seafrost" epic saga.

It is really sad to see this band change musically, but look for Cave In to surface on a radio station or large music venue near you. They will make big waves.

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