San Francisco's Trip Device has created a new sound, and married its love of the unique with its love of music. Stemming from lead singer/guitarist Bryan Wright's previous band, Zero2, Trip Device combines technology with hard rock. The group's second release (recently reissued with new cover art), Inside I Feel, is the product of two different recording sessions - one with producer Sylvia Massy Shivy (Smashing Pumpkins, Tool), and the Trident Sessions. Wright was the producer for the latter (which consists of the last seven tracks on the album), yet one can still hear Shivy's impact throughout.

The first track on the album, "Angry," is a solid one, and helps set the tone and tie the rest of the nine songs together. With the chorus, "Wake up, wake up truly / To learn my lessons here / Cry out to save myself / From the pain," this song's heartbreaking lyrics resonate with the listener throughout the remainder of the album. "Silence," though it should appear higher in the tracklist, is a pleasant surprise along the way with memorable beats and Wright's pained lyrics, "I want to leave this place / To clear the air and / I've waited way too long / To savor this."

The last track on Inside I Feel, "Worth It" may raise a few eyebrows. The longest song on the album - clocking in at over six minutes - it combines Wright's vocals with spoken word samples before both drop out of the song entirely four minutes in, at which point it turns instrumental. Arguably a brave attempt by the band to showcase its unique sound, this song leaves the listener hungry for more. (Self-released)