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"Crimson Sand" is cool but I'm not crazy about the screaming on it. Nice hook though. I think this will grow on me.

 

@Bad Frequencies owes me that one!

 

I reviewed this and it really is great. My only complaint is how short it is.

 

Another good hook in "Perfect Way to Fall Apart" but what's going on with the screaming in the background? Not sure why they chose to mix it that way, it's not entirely pleasant to the ears.

"Just Another Ghost" still my favorite track so far, good stuff.

 

I think the general consensus is why they still choose to use screaming. I know for me it felt so out of place with how pop oriented the record is.

 

I would agree with this, it seems a bit shoehorned in when they use it. I don't know too much background on the band but I'd have to guess either
1) they are so well-established as a band with screaming vocals that they have a large subsection of fans that would freak out if they stopped altogether
2) they don't have the heart to tell the dude that does the screaming that they no longer require his services

Not knocking the band btw, both of the above seem legitimately tricky to navigate IMO.

 

It’s 1. They tried less unclean vocals before and a lot of fans complained

 

I have no issue with the screaming on this album btw

 

But the argument would be that if you always listened to your fans there would be no artistic freedom. (Just playing devils advocate)

 

I wouldn't call myself a fan of the band, even though this new album was pretty good. I honestly liked the "heavier" songs with screaming in them the most lol.

 

I mean, HH is one of those bands that just kind of does what they want to do. Even if the fans complained of the band didn’t want it they wouldn’t do it

 

Update: Tracks 6-8 weren't too memorable for me on first listen, but I'll definitely be giving this some more time. Enjoyed "Starlighter" and "Push Me Away," already heard both pre-release. "The Suicide Mile" was real solid and "Straight Down the Line" has the best screaming on the album. Actually like it in this song.

 

But 6 is the title track! That song rips

 

Push Me Away was probably my favorite from the album.

 

Kevo is 110% right. I was probably guilty of complaining myself back when Fragile Future was released.

I understand Nate's point too, but a band like this needs to listen to their fans to a point, just because one flop could cost them their career unfortunately.

I also think the screaming is important and relevant to the record because I think they wanted to get a nostalgic feeling to this record(which I think is evident in their call backs in the lyrics and using a riff from an unfinished IOYWL song)

 

Ah yeah that one started quiet and then shit got real like halfway through. See I do remember it! I'm not giving myself enough credit.

 

Did not know that about the callbacks. Interesting!

 

This is good so far. "Roy's Our Boy" was a lot of fun.

 

I've gone on record saying I'm not a fan of too many of these emo revival bands, but this Charmer record does the late-'90s/early-'00s emo thing very well. "Floral" another highlight.

 

How can you not like a song called "Topanga Lawrence"

 

What's next on tap after this one? You've been a machine today! I still need to check out this Charmer record.

 

I'm out of recs after this one (though I do still have my own list of 50 albums from this month that I'd like to get around to haha). Have one you want to nominate?

 

HORNS

Hell ya

Good rec @Larry David

 

Just this one but it comes out tomorrow. Been playing the single a lot. Super stoked on this one and I know @teebs41 is too!

We Are Alive Beyond Repair by Gatherers

 

Movements
Feel Something
2017



Last session I was paired with @SamLevi11 who assigned me Movements' 2017 release Feel Something. I had heard of this band before, but I had never checked out any of their music prior to this session. According to Wikipedia, their music could be classified as post-hardcore, emo, and alternative rock. I'd say that it tilts the most toward alternative rock, but there are aspects of post-hardcore throughout the album. Movements is from California and are signed to Fearless Records. Their first release was 2016's EP Outgrown Things which they followed up with this album, which is their debut full-length album and their only album to date. It's also of note that this album was produced by Will Yip, who has producer records for many bands that people on this website enjoy including Circa Survive, mewithoutYou, and Pianos Become The Teeth just to name a few.

The album starts with Full Circle which is a catchy opener and a solid way to start. The vocals are mostly sung, but some of the vocals have a bit more of an aggressive delivery - more of a yell really. At the end of the track, the vocals are delivered in a more spoken word fashion, something that is heard later on the album as well. I enjoyed the second track Third Degree a bit more than the first track, but there wasn't much that stood out about the song to me really. The songs sound really good and the musicianship and vocals are both very solid. The third track Colorblind is one of my favorite songs on the record. It's the most aggressive song to this point of the album and it features more yelling/screaming than the prior two tracks. Daylily provided a bit of a change of pace. It's not a ballad, but it's a slower track.

Deadly Dull is another one of the highlights on the album for me. It has possibly the strongest lyrics on the album and the subject matter of this song is Alzheimer's Disease. From a subject standpoint, it reminded me of the Boston Manor song Forget Me Not, which coincidentally is an album that @SamLevi11 assigned me a few sessions back! I remember @SamLevi11 saying that he had a personal connection with the song Forget Me Not, so I would not be surprised if Deadly Dull is also a track that he has ties with. I don't mean to put words in your mouth @SamLevi11 - I just noticed the similar themes of these songs and found it interesting.

The album reaches it midway point with the song Fever Dream. It's a ballad and it contains the phrase "feel something" which is the album's title. I'm always interested to find out where albums get their titles from. The next two tracks, Suffer Through and Deep Red, are the longest two tracks on the album at roughly five minutes long apiece. Suffer Through is an uptempo track, which I expected since it followed a ballad. Deep Red also contains the phrase "feel something" which I thought was pretty cool.

Under The Gun is another more aggressive song and it's followed by Submerge, which is the second to last track on the album and another slow song/ballad. Both of these tracks were enjoyable, but there wasn't a lot about either of them that made them stand out. The closing track The Grey is a very solid song to end the album with and it also features some spoken word delivery toward the end of the track similar to what the opening track Full Circle did. I thought it was neat that the album was "bookended" by songs featuring this spoken word delivery style.

All in all, I found this to be an impressive debut album from a talented band! There wasn't a bad song in the bunch and I'm sure that on repeated listens I'll pick up on additional things that I've missed.

I'd recommend giving the songs Colorblind, Deadly Dull, and The Grey a shot!

I would recommend Movements to fans of Boston Manor, Moose Blood, Title Fight, and Balance & Composure.

Thank you for the recommendation @SamLevi11 and thank you for your patience!