At first listen there are at least half a dozen tracks with heavy single potential. The band left nothing to chance, hammering home an album that is 100% complete from front to back. While beautiful songs such as “Learning to Fall” could easily become worship staples at festivals and crusades worldwide, jams like “No Turning Back” will grab you by the neck like a vice. Olin’s vocals drip of next-level charm and range, skating effortlessly between passionate melodies and devastating wails. Such is the scope of Perceptions as a whole: huge choruses against the ebb and flow of throbb ...read more
At first listen there are at least half a dozen tracks with heavy single potential. The band left nothing to chance, hammering home an album that is 100% complete from front to back. While beautiful songs such as “Learning to Fall” could easily become worship staples at festivals and crusades worldwide, jams like “No Turning Back” will grab you by the neck like a vice. Olin’s vocals drip of next-level charm and range, skating effortlessly between passionate melodies and devastating wails. Such is the scope of Perceptions as a whole: huge choruses against the ebb and flow of throbbing intensity and wondrous ambiance. The balance shown between these two facets of This Beautiful Republic’s sonic persona is perhaps their greatest achievement, and it is a feat that makes this collection more than just a few catchy tunes. « hide
