Yours Truly makes an ultimately clever decision in their follow-up LP to their previous by changing up the songwriting and seemingly by contrast going a 'darker' route. The guitars are tuned down lower, the main riffs are either fast power chords ('Back 2 U') or straight-up go a more post-hardcore route ('Sinking'). For those expecting something more akin to their last album, songs like 'California Sober' and 'All That I'm Not' will fill the bill. Ending with the best track 'Call My Name', it'd be even more impressive if the band tries to go even heavier for their next release; hell, make it an EP or something to focus-test the listeners regarding how diverse the catalog should be. Plus, when the return to the sound featured in "Afterglow EP" eventually happens, it'll feel fresh versus rote.
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