THE
STORY SO FAR - 's/t' review
"I
was quite looking forward to this coming out, given that their last
album 'What You Don't See' was a pretty cracking collection of big
and catchy pop-punk tunes with a nice heavy tone to the guitars,
kinda like FOUR YEAR STRONG meets THE WONDER YEARS, and this pretty
much lives up to expectations. The high range, almost melodic
hardcore vocal stylings that soar to huge heights in choruses are
still there ('Distaste'), the heavy guitar tones coupled with melodic
leads are still present throughout save for the odd slower, acoustic
tune ('Phantom'), and the characteristic drumming still gives it that
familiar sound. The biggest difference for me is that where 'WYDS'
was a pacey album, and had a lot of energy and intensity, this feels
a bit more relaxed and slower in tempo. That's no bad thing though,
especially with how good these songs are, and I think these guys are
one of few bands who can pull such a thing off whilst still
maintaining their own sound. So yeah, if you liked their previous
stuff, you'll probably still like this as long as you don't mind a
slight drop in momentum."
xox
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