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Artist...: The Saddest Landscape
Album....: Darkness Forgives
Type.....: Normal
Genre....: Rock
Label....: Topshelf Records
Language.: English
Year.....: 2015 Source...: CDDA
R.Date...: 03-06-2018 Grabber..: EAC Secure
S.Date...: 10-25-2015 Encoder..: FLAC 1.3.1 Lossless
Quality..: 978 kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels
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01 Once We Were Immortal 1:54
02 Souls Worth Saving 2:59
03 'Til Our Ears Bleed 4:25
04 Trimmed And Burning 3:32
05 You Never Asked 3:38
06 All Grace Intact 4:54
07 The Fire Between Heartbeats 2:48
08 Archival 4:22
09 A Heaven Of Amplifiers 4:49
10 Admitting You're Alive 5:23
Total Size.: 10 Files/283.0MB/38:44 min
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After being humorously dubbed "The Wave", the surge in popularity of
post-hardcore (screamo, melodic hardcore, or whatever you wish to call it
is still going strong. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, and La
Dispute are all now bigger than anyone could have predicted. In some cases,
sounding very different to the upstarts they were around 2010. While those
names are synonymous with the movement, The Saddest Landscape always seemed
to sit on the periphery. They never became the superstars of their genre,
and while they have been around longer than most (they even released a
split with Pianos Become The Teeth) they remain the kings of the
underground.
In no way do the The Saddest Landscape appear bitter about this. If
anything, it has only fuelled their creative output. Countless releases,
and the willingness to play for anyone who has the desire to listen, has
yielded stunning results. Of course, trying to keep things fresh for over a
decade playing this style of hardcore is not the easiest task, but they
pull it off with their fifth album, 'Darkness Forgives'.
While there are obvious cues taken from the classic era of screamo,
'Darkness Forgives' feels more inviting than anything Orchid, or City of
Caterpillar ever released. Don't think that The Saddest Landscape have gone
soft, though. They are still intensely visceral, and a broader soundscape
seems to have been utilised here. Perhaps not as harsh on the ear - it is a
thoroughly caustic experience. The jarring riffs of 'Once We Were Immortal'
are redolent of early Dischord Records releases. Vocally, Andy Maddox has
taken a similar approach to Ian Mackaye on his pre-Fugazi outfit, Embrace.
Throughout 'Darkness Forgives', every blistering moment is complemented
with an alluring sense of melody, albeit an off kilter one at times. The
way the frenetic introduction of 'Souls Worth Saving' drops into a haze of
disjointed time signatures (out of nowhere) is a perfect example of The
Saddest Landscapes song writing. When they are at their most abrasive on
'Trimmed and Burning', it remains cohesive as it leads into the serene
opening of 'You Never Asked'. Where some albums of this nature have a
tendency to fall into the trap of being too disjointed for their own good,
'Darkness Forgives' flows with precision.
In keeping with tradition, 'Darkness Forgives' shoots past at the blink of
an eye. Not because the songs are overly short, but more so because of the
sonic punch that it packs. Right up until the final moments of 'Admitting
You're Alive', every element, whether searing or sullen, is executed
perfectly. With production duties being handled by Jay Maas (Defeater), he
has used his now trademark style to capture The Saddest Landscape exactly
as they should be heard - unpolished, yet carrying the clarity it needs to
ensure nothing goes un-missed, and allowing you to resonate with the album.
As mentioned at the start, many of the bands peers are moving further from
their original starting points, helping 'Darkness Forgives' in sounding
refreshing. It is far from just another post-hardcore album, but retains
what we have come to expect - and love, from The Saddest Landscape.
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