Icarus the Owl Love Always, Leviathan
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DaveyBoy
Emeritus
November 12th 2012


22503 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Delivering an intricately mathy approach to pop-punk, Oregon-based outfit Icarus The Owl continue to amaze on their 2nd LP 'Love Always, Leviathan'. With finger-tapping quirky time signatures around every corner, the band definitely won't be for everyone due to the complexity of some of the song structures. If anything though, the quartet are more focused here, meaning this is still a relatively accessible album, even if it doesn't quite match the peaks of their debut. Either way, it's difficult to disagree that these are 4 technically skilled musicians. Recommended Tracks: What We Had Was Never Love, Nuclear Towns, Love Always Leviathan & Tear Down the Mountain.

Ecnalzen
November 13th 2012


12167 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I just got their debut a little while back, but I still need to give it an honest listen. It didn't quite reel me in like this one did. I was very surprised by the post hardcore tinge that came with it though.

Project
November 13th 2012


5901 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

honestly my favorite thing about the drummer is how he turns odd time signatures into really solid grooves.



What We Had Was Never Love's chorus is in 11/8 and the groove is still really tight. props.

Ecnalzen
November 13th 2012


12167 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

11/8? Fuck, that's hard to count out, lol. Most of their time signature changes are pretty smooth with the transitions though, so that's even more impressive.

Project
November 13th 2012


5901 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

11/16* my bad, it's 3/4 minus one 16th note haha, it feels really weird

Ecnalzen
November 13th 2012


12167 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, I was trying to count it out and I kept getting lost. Really complex time signatures like that throw me off. I can handle the basics, 4/4, 3/4, 6/8. etc, even stuff like 5/4 isn't too terrible. I think the hardest ones I've ever tried to mess with are 12/8 and 9/8. Those took a few times to get used to.



I'd love to watch these guys play live, I bet that would be awesome.

Naridax
November 18th 2012


88 Comments


doesn't sound like pop punk to me. why does this get that label? ._.

Cygnatti
November 18th 2012


36129 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Are you with me to come undone?

The first one of us is dust!



it's got dem pop punk vocals

Yuli
Emeritus
November 18th 2012


10767 Comments


The melodies, man... Those melodies.

Label it whatever you want though. =]

Naridax
November 18th 2012


88 Comments


never mind... got through the whole album now.

Cygnatti
November 18th 2012


36129 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

the vocals get tiring sometimes

Cygnatti
November 18th 2012


36129 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

yeah they can



the whole act gets stale at times

Yuli
Emeritus
November 18th 2012


10767 Comments


My only gripe with the vocals is that his range is very limited here. If he employed more variety in the tracks, they would be even better.

Cygnatti
November 18th 2012


36129 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I can work with low range (I have extremely low range too)



but there needs to be more variety in the way he sings sometimes. some more slower parts would have

been preferable.

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
November 18th 2012


22503 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

By the way, I think 2 or even 3 of the band members changed between albums... I stand to be corrected though. Lead singer(/guitarist) obviously stayed.

Winsomniac
November 29th 2012


8833 Comments


God the guitars are absolutely phenomenal on this. I wish it had junz ):

Yuli
Emeritus
November 29th 2012


10767 Comments


Haha. I wish the vocalist was more diverse, but the album's still stellar so I dun even curr.

Ecnalzen
November 29th 2012


12167 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't have a problem with the vocals, I think he sounds great. I think the guitar parts get a little repetitive (while still being technical and awesome sounding) here and there. The lead parts feel overly similar at times and is the reason I had trouble differentiating between some of the songs the first couple times I listened to it.

Project
December 11th 2012


5901 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i'm still listening to this album all the time and liking it even more. bumping this back up to a 4.5. so freaking good

Ecnalzen
December 11th 2012


12167 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I was giving it a rest, but I just started listening to it again. Still kicks ass, just as much as it did before.



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