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Life, Scars, Apologies, the sophomore release from rock quartet
Since October expresses exactly what their songs are about
and the issues that matter most to them. Linking '80s heavy metal
charged tunage with the dark, billowy riffs of the '90s and 2000's
thunder-bolted thrusts, Since October display the staggering conflagrations
synonymous with 30 Seconds To Mars cinched by shearing blazes
reflective of Tokio Hotel and raftered in whip-slashing shreds
relatable to Papa Roach. Since October are a model of standard
hardcore webbed in haunting Goth-rock blusters.
The album is a scorcher with a few fissures of folksy rock hooks
and orchestral toned ethers, like in "Sober Love" steep
in cliffs of soaring crescendos, and in "Don't Follow" which
features sleepy harmonica whirls grazing the mounds of acoustic guitar
strums. The willowy phraseology in guitarist Luke Graham's
lines slinking across "My Only" is besieged by butting flourishes
as the album rages with the gavel-edged blades of bassist Josh
Johnson and drummer Audie Grantham propelled by the raw
fervor emitted from vocalist Ben Graham. Alternating the dynamics
between shallow chord progressions and towering flusters, Since October
shape their tracks from standard hardcore models.
Like the title of the album suggests, the lyrics talk about life
and the scars that life inflicts on the human spirit, and the moments
of regret which people wish to apologize for, but by then the damage
is done. In "Believe," Graham pleads, "So what do
I need to do for one more chance to love you," showing a romantic-bent
in the songs. Other words seem fostered from the stimulation of
hormones like in "The Way You Move" as Graham enthuses,
"Something about you girl / Something about the way you move
/ That makes me want to believe." These are samples of some
of the band's more upbeat images, but the lyrics also take on the
bruises that life inflict like in "Made Up My Mind" with
words that resound, "I'm forced to divide / Do I lay down and
die / Or continue to try / I've made up my mind."
Smoldering guitar burns spiked by hearty drum kicks are the basis
for Life, Scars, Apologies' content. The rock quartet from
Florida breed a hardcore sound in their tracks garnishing their songs
with whipping build ups and cooling melt downs. It's an album that
has heavy metal traction and cultivates a burgeoning generation of
thunder-hardened rock to thrive.
-Susan Frances
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