 | Emery While Broken Hearts Prevail
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| 3.5 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | November 11th 09 |
On EP opener 'The Smile, The Face', Emery deliver a statement of intent. A powerhouse of a song, it is their best since 'Walls'; a perfect blend of aggression & melody that is memorable from the get-go. Thankfully, 'While Broken Hearts Prevail' is not a one track EP, as the next 3 cuts blend Emery's trademark characteristics without outstaying their welcome. There is still some work to do as can be seen on the slower closing duo that don't quite get the mix right, however Emery are very much back on track here. Recommended Tracks: The Smile The Face, Edge of The World & Say The Things (You Want).
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | August 2nd 16 |
This is where Emery really started upping their songwriting game to heights they hadn't reached yet. This would come to a culmination on In Shallow Seas We Sail, but While Broken Hearts Prevail is an excellent precursor to that record, not only in theme, but in songwriting as well. The band could always write a hook, but here they take that to another level, especially on "Say The Things (You Want)", which has one of the catchiest they've ever written. The marriage between softer alternative rock and post-hardcore also reaches new heights here, with the trademark vocal layering adding some well done harsh vocals to the mix and the guitarists writing some of the best riffs of their careers. The variations in songwriting and dynamics between soft/loud and melancholy/angry definitely add a lot of depth to this EP, and if you're a fan of Emery, or even just of their 2009 breakthrough album, you'd definitely like this as well.
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| 3.5 great | Ryder88 | November 10th 08 |
I step back in the right direction, but I'm still upset about how bad I'm only a man was...
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| 4.0 excellent | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | April 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwf | March 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | November 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | woxdy | November 14th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | nbats | December 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | June 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | keoki | March 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ellagos | August 24th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | BADBOY | August 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | TJM1992 | February 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surette | January 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Ecotone | December 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mybeard | December 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nucrus | May 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | iglu | February 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrnic3 | February 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Project | September 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | iZac | August 2nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ilbron | March 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | dart200 | February 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | c0ffee | February 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Karii | January 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Janson | December 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Eko | October 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | IN64 | October 3rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | JackMEB | September 23rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | Kimm | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | X3ni92 | May 21st 10 |
| 3.0 good | Valle | May 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | JackFr | April 10th 10 |
| 2.5 average | jatts7 | February 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Labeasy | January 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | d00derz | November 5th 09 |
| 3.0 good | mkCII | October 17th 09 |
| 3.0 good | rodigo1 | September 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mauder | September 1st 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Savill | August 19th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ebay | July 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tim00w | July 6th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | hold45 | June 12th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Matte | June 11th 09 |
| 3.5 great | ziroth | February 21st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Msuen | January 4th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | pettri | November 10th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | tr21 | November 9th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Groink | November 7th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Bea | October 28th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | benhxc | October 27th 08 |
| 3.0 good | roofi | October 27th 08 |
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