Hands Like Houses Ground Dweller
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camaraderie
October 29th 2012


988 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Dead Letter Circus isn't that great anyways.

sspedding
October 29th 2012


5775 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i find 3 or 4 of the songs particularly enjoyable.



WeepingBanana
October 29th 2012


11396 Comments


it sounds like bad music

DotEight
October 29th 2012


5704 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah this really is pretty whiny and boring. And I'm not being biased in any sense. It's like a wanna-

be Johnny Craig.

ChuckyTruant
October 29th 2012


15956 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

hmm what did i rate this

ChuckyTruant
October 29th 2012


15956 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

oh lol

ILJ
December 3rd 2012


6942 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

lol somebody featured this on their top 10

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
December 4th 2012


22503 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

'Ground Dweller', the debut LP from Australia's Hands Like Houses, is a frustrating showcase of promise by the post-hardcore act. Heavy, accessible & including some intricate dual guitar-work, Trenton Woodley's soaring vocals & lack of screaming distinguish the band, even if the mile-a-minute drumming & electronic passages sound familiar. While consistent, the sextet - & Cameron Mizell's compressed production - does not do enough to differentiate their tunes, ultimately straying damagingly close to "every song sounds the same" territory. For a debut, however, this must be considered a successful appetizer. Recommended Tracks: Antarctica, Lion Skin, Don't Look Now... & A Clown and His Pipe.

AmericnZero02
December 4th 2012


3953 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

^Yeah I completely agree Davey. And choruses with nearly indeciperable lyrics drive me bananas.

sspedding
December 4th 2012


5775 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i think there's a few good songs on here.

AmericnZero02
December 6th 2012


3953 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Lion Skin rules.

DotEight
December 6th 2012


5704 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Album is still pretty generic. But to each his/her own.

KSK1
December 6th 2012


4118 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I like Starving To Death... but never revisit anything else from this. Production is some of the worst i've ever heard

Spluger
December 7th 2012


1972 Comments


I could never really get past the first song on this.

AmericnZero02
December 8th 2012


3953 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Why do Rise records have to be such cheapasses when it comes to production? dammit.

sspedding
December 8th 2012


5775 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

the production here isnt that bad

Azn.
December 8th 2012


5632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The production (retarded mastering, overusage of electronics and effects, etc) are basically this album's largest downfalls.



This actually has really great songwriting, but they make some otherwise terrible choices.



And fucking guitarists/drummer need to get more creative.

Azn.
December 8th 2012


5632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

But otherwise...fun as hell



If you ask me it's still a cut above typical Rise-material, but these guys need to improve

Schni
December 9th 2012


52 Comments


Praying that their next album isn't produced by Cameron Mizell.
So much potential in this band.

AmericnZero02
December 9th 2012


3953 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"If you ask me it's still a cut above typical Rise-material, but these guys need to improve"



I'd generally agree. This is just their debut record though, so they have their whole careers ahead of them to show us what other tricks they have up their sleeve.



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