The
Neil Young influence is apparent throughout The Caustic Resin's set. With their heavy use of reverb, feedback and guitar solos, The Afterbirth features a unique mixture of noisy indie rock that's topped off with a mellow inspiration of grunge. But at the same time, The Caustic Resin's lengthy jam solos and slow moving attempts at pop wear thin. Although the aforementioned
Neil Young aspirations could easily compare this band to
Built To Spill -front man
Doug Martsch did play guitar in
Caustic at one point- The Afterbirth still lacks in the charm and catchiness that their fellow Boise natives have. ~ Mike DaRonco