REVIEWS
There’s plenty of music released every single month, and with each Monthly Music Roundup article, we share some quick reviews of several releases from throughout the month that we personally enjoyed and want to cover Albums
Ghost Key - See This Through After hearing the lead single from “See This Through,” I was very intrigued and curious to hear the rest of the record. Much like that single, “Detach,” there are some other very energetic tracks on here, like “Let You Burn” and “Touch,” each with very impressive instrumentals. Some of the remaining songs, like the huge opener “Silence,” second single “Heart Support,” and poignant closer “I Have To See This Through,” are slower and lean a bit more towards the melodic hardcore subgenre, but still hit hard nonetheless. All of these tracks show a lot of emotion through not only these performances, but also the lyrics, which touch on various subjects, from mental health (Mile Zero, I Have To See This Through) and helping someone in need (Heart Support) to relationships (Let You Burn, Touch). Overall, I really liked this album. I love how there’s plenty of emotion and aggression, especially in the vocals, and the album as a whole is another really good one from this band. LVNDMARKS - Fantasy I thought that this LANDMVRKS’ debut was a pretty solid release, so going into their sophomore effort, I was excited to see what they’d brought to the table this time around. A lot of this album (with “Fantasy,” “Scars,” and “Blistering” being some examples) bring catchy melodies but also some moments with a ton of aggression. “Wake Up Call,” “The Worst Of You and Me,” and “False Reality” are a few that are a bit heavier, and you can feel that aggressive emotion in the vocal performance, and the screaming stands out more on these tracks. Speaking of standout moments - “Reckoning” brings a huge chorus and some very impressive instrumentals throughout the track, and “Disdain” incorporates some shouted vocals that I found interesting and makes a great closing track. Overall, I enjoyed this record. I think there are some great moments on here, and I would recommend you give it a chance if you’re a fan of post-hardcore and/or metalcore. Silent Planet - Where The End Began Silent Planet are a band I’ve heard nothing but good things about, and this album made me feel the same way. There are tracks on here that hit hard from the beginning and show a lot of aggression, maybe a bit more compared to some of these other tracks (“The New Eternity,” “Share The Body”), but there are some tracks with slower and softer intros that build up or otherwise more emotional ones (“Northern Fires,” “Afterdusk,” “Vanity Of Sleep,” “In Absence”). On a lot of these tracks I just mentioned, there were a lot of passionate performances and huge choruses that absolutely blew me away and really stood out. Overall, I really enjoyed this record. I was very impressed with it, and I think this is the album where Silent Planet has won me over. The Comfort - What It Is To Be The Comfort are one of many bands I’d been meaning to check out for awhile, so I decided to give this album a chance when it dropped, and I really enjoyed it. There are bigger and more hard hitting tracks like “Heavy Heart,” “Misery,” and “Dissolve,” that really stood out, and ones with huge choruses, such as “Breathe” and “Solus.” Despite that, there are also some softer ones like “Reach Out,” “Futures,” “Always Tired,” and “Die Alone” that show the more chill and ambient side of the band’s sound. Overall, I really liked this album. The release as a whole is both laid back, chill and pretty easy to listen to but also anthemic at the same time, and it makes for a pretty interesting listen. EPs IDKHBTFM - 1981 Extended Play I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME finally dropped their long-awaited new EP and while I couldn’t quiet get into their sound at first, I ended up really enjoying this EP after a few listens. As the title implies, these songs show some influences of music from the 1980s, especially “Bleed Magic” and “Do It All The Time,” where the bass, guitar, and drums are all a lot more prominent. Those two are some of the more upbeat ones on the record, but there are some slower ones as well, like “Choke,” “Absinthe,” and “Social Climb,” where piano and horns are some of the main instruments, and though these tracks aren’t as upbeat, they’re still very captivating. The vocals really stand out and deliver some darker and generally interesting melodies. Overall, I liked this record. I admire the darker composition and just the band’s overall darker twist on the genres and subgenres music that they play, and that’s something that helps make their sound stand out a bit more than it already does. Overgrow - The House You Made Overgrow’s recent EP “The House You Made” is one I’ve been wanting to check out since I’d heard about the release earlier this month, and I’m so glad that I gave it a chance. Opener and closer “Ease” and “51” begin and end the EP well, with darker guitars and melodies that perfectly match the instrumentals, getting more hard hitting as the songs build up. “No Rain” and “At Least I’ll Try” allow the vocals really show off right from the moment they come in, preparing for some pretty huge choruses, and the title track is arguably one of the most memorable on here, as it’s beautifully written instrumentally, melodically and lyrically, and the vocals really stand out, delivering an emotional performance. Overall, I loved this EP. I think that each song is very well written and captures all the emotion behind it. The Monster Inside - The War Within Us “The War Within Us” is how I found out about The Monster Inside in the first place, and I found myself pretty impressed and pleasantly surprised after hearing it for the first time. The huge opener “Where We Belong” had me hooked from start to finish, mixing radio ready melodies with some harsher screams and emotional instrumentals that accompany it. “Breathe It In” and “The Monster Inside” show the band at their most aggressive, both from a vocal and instrumental standpoint, while still conveying and portraying as much emotion as the softer and more melodic moments do. Overall, i loved this EP. i think it’s a strong debut release with a good mix of aggressive and melodic elements.
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