Hi. More new music from friends time.
This album has a TON of power and emotion behind it. It starts at first with sounding more or less like a very powerful, tight emo band. It keeps widening out as the album progresses, in a really cool way. More effects are introduced, while the drums and bass remain grounded which gives it a really cool sonic space. Lots of gang vocals for the choruses, with simplified drums for them really make those parts explode. It's all done really well. There's always a slight bed of electronics underneath the parts too. It's kind of cool how it's done because it's not so much an extra melody as just doubling up what the guitars are doing underneath.
Dark Island City is my favorite on the album. It's sort of a pause from all the excitement into a trance like space. The production is super minimal and the noisy tracks take the front seat to make things a bit more meditative. I think it's my favorite because the vocals are more whispered than shouted. The vocals themselves are perfect for this style, but not so much my thing at all. Overall a really great album that I'll definitely be revisiting.
4/5
I'm recommending The New Regime: Coup in return.
-Novak
