Review Summary: Youthful Nostalgia of 1980's Post-Punk Era
It is 1 Am central time. Here I am revisiting the 1980's Post-punk England. With a cold coffee and spare time, listening to this album was something to do. Not being overly familiar with
The Sound, it was an interesting experience for me. Bands such as
Echo and the Bunnymen and
The Cure come to mind when listening to this album. Mainly because it does not exactly sound like them, but there are some strong similarities. I must say this album was somewhat enjoyable for myself.
It brought back the nostalgia of teenage youth within the lyrics.
Resistance, for example is a good example of the rebellious spirit we have as youth. As a listening experience it is a fun one, maybe not a mind-blowing one, but a fun one. As mentioned before, It draws on elements from synthesizers in some songs, and other songs sound like straight-foward garage-rock tracks. This, to me is a slight problem. individually, it mostly seems to work fine. As an album, they seem somewhat scattered and don't flow as well as they could.
Lyrically, The themes are centered around youthful spirit and growing up, and it works well, in my opinion at least.
Heartland, for example is a very upbeat song and very fun. Tracks like
Time of need go more a serious tone, of trying to figure out where we belong. The production is something i tried to not overly analyze. It is what it should sound like, a garage rock album. That being said, it does sound pretty awesome. The guitar and bass do not overplay each other, the drums sound clear, and the vocals and mostly clear. On some tracks, it can be hard to understand lyrics at times, this is very rare and should not detract the listener.
Overall, I enjoyed this album, and while it did seem a good bit scattered, the tracks themselves were fun. I have to say this album left a good impression on me. It will most likely be shuffling on my playlists. Not knowing what I expected from this listen, gotta say it was an overall good call.
Recommended Tracks
Heartland
Jeopardy
Heyday
Desire
