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Favorite Tracks: Phosphenes, Bruise, Flowers By The Bed
Casey have released their latest record, “Where I Go When I Am Sleeping.” I’d heard of this band before and actually checked out the lead single off of this record when it came out and was quite impressed by it. I have heard nothing but good things about Casey in the past, so I had some pretty high hopes for this record, and it didn’t disappoint. “Making Weight” is a softer track, which kind of surprised me. It shows so much emotion all throughout and fades out beautifully, making a fantastic opening track. “Wavering” has some more emotion, especially in the vocals, which are much heavier (for the most part) when compared to the vocals on the previous track. There is a clean vocal section on this track and that performance was also very well done, and there’s a very impressive guitar part backing it up. “Phosphenes” has more incredible vocal performances, but the real highlight of this track is the lyrics. With lines such as “I’m left to contemplate if I’m really getting better, or if I’m just numb to the feeling of falling apart” and “I guess progress isn’t really what I thought it would be,” this is, without a doubt, one of my favorite songs on this entire record as far as the lyrical content goes. “&” is a dark interlude that transitions into the lead single “Fluorescents.” It has great lyrics like “So give me one good reason to believe I’m getting better” and also includes some very impressive drum parts. “Flowers By The Bed” is a much slower track and one that could arguably be the most emotional track on this whole record. With painfully honest lyrics such as ”And it pains me knowing that you were taking time out of your life to make sure I was still on the medication that made me stay when I didn’t want to” and a hard hitting chorus, the emotion really shines through on this track, making it one of my favorites on here. “Needlework” has interesting guitar parts and yet another incredible vocal performance. This track has some softer instrumentation, like the next track, the haunting ballad “Morphine.” “Bruise” and “The Funeral” both have some fantastic melodies all throughout, showing off the vocalist’s range. The title track “Where I Go When I Am Sleeping” has some great instrumentation that gradually builds up and gets louder as the song goes on, until the song fades out (and does so very nicely, I might add). The final track on here is “Wound,” and it’s easily the most aggressive track on here, as the energetic instrumentation is paired with some of the harshest vocals on the whole record. Overall, I really enjoyed this record. I loved the emotion shown from the beginning of this record to the very end in many different aspects of each song.
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