reviewed by Judasfry
This release shows some growth from their first full length release 'Juturna' (which I also really liked, but between the two, this one is much tighter in production). The album title correctly instructs what we should all do with life's insecurities. The songs reflect the intensity that life's troubles can inflict if carried for far too long, and is pleasantly tied up with sweeping landscapes painted by the coordinated musicianship of the band as a whole. The album artwork is again a wonderful piece by Esao Andrews.
The opening track starts off this album adeptly and contains a great line "He makes it up as it goes, it goes away." Reminding us all that sometimes off the hip doesn't always make good permanent scenarios. From there the album continues a maddeningly pace, nagging the listener to try and keep up. The guitar lines phasing from simple lines to more dreamy phrasing, the drums & bass pounding the urgency home.
All in all a great bit of tune-age. If you dig this as much as I did, you might check 'Juturna', and if seeking something a bit slower paced, but still having the lyrical depth, the lead singer's solo release 'Avalon' is a great choice. And likely to reviewed at some later point by this reviewer.
[Rock and roll is the culmination of hundreds of years of popular culture. Some say it's leading us down a slippery slope of loose morals and wrong ideas, to a place where all of us will fall off the edge of a world that's just too flat. But not this editor, and obviously, not Mr. Judas. In a world where folks want to be handed the next best thing, it's refreshing that somewhere out there exist people of honest principles, who work to be proud, not to be paid. People who only want the best for their listeners, regardless of the cost in terms of comfort. Not every band gets to be the Rolling Stones, but enough of them try, edge of the world or not. Proof positive, though the world may be square, a few of us are actually listening to the rounders.]
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