Banner Pilot is a punk band from sunny Minneapolis, MN. What do they sound like? Well, imagine if Jawbreaker, Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio got in a knife fight and Jawbreaker won - but just barely. That's what they sound like. Does that even make sense? Probably not. Nick and Nate used to play in Rivethead. Nate also plays in Off With Their Heads and used to play in Pyongyang Metro with Mike. Danny used to play in These Riffs and Cave Deaths. They've all had illustrious careers. Bannerpilot fits perfectly into the lexicon of modern Minnesota punk rock drawing influences from local booze hound heroes der, and various Aaron Cometbus bands. Bannerpilot also adds some of the Midwestern emo sound of The Get Up Kids and then tops it off with gruff alcohol cigarette laced Blake Schwarzenbach vocals. Pass the Poison is seven tracks of blazing melody fused punk rock that can be at times sloppy punk rock which only leads to Bannerpilot's overall charm. They even drop a few Twin Cities landmarks and street names which just makes Pass the Poison feel homey like a battered dirty Husker Du shirt worn inside a 7th Street Entry show after an afternoon walking through the walkways of the City Center.