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Artist...... The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Album....... The Emergency EP
Label....... Monarch Records
Genre....... Rock
Releasedate 2020-08-28
Encoder.....
Bitrate..... 320kbps
Size........ 49.66 mb
Duration.... 20:19
WWW......... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DHLCC34/
.Tracklist .................................................................
01 Brace Yourself [ 3:27]
02 A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Called LA [ 3:27]
03 Don't Buy Into It [ 3:14]
04 Is This The Real World? [ 3:03]
05 Stuck On Repeat [ 3:04]
06 Please Unfriend Me [ 4:04]
.Releasenotes ..............................................................
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus really were ahead of the curve when the declared
the release of their æThe EmergencyÆ EP. Back when certain world leaders were
still downplaying the severity of the global situation, the Floridians went
full steam ahead on arguing that things had taken a bit of a downward spiral.
Brutal honesty is kind of their brand, though. ItÆs no surprise that The Red
Jumpsuit Apparatus would take inspiration from bad circumstance and make
music out of it, especially when thereÆs so much bad stuff to take your pick
from.
æThe EmergencyÆ comprehensively covers the vast array of terrible things that
the world is dealing with: climate change, fake news, prejudice and
discrimination, and, of course, COVID-19. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus takes
these incohesive topics and threads them together across a musically cohesive
record.
æBrace YourselfÆ announced the EPÆs arrival back at the beginning of April,
coming like a 21st century rendition of Green Dayæs æWarningÆ. All those
keep-safe clichΘd catchphrases are embedded in the lyrics, but this time they
emphasise how, despite the equalising force of a pandemic, the threat has
failed to bring any sort of social unity. In æDonÆt Buy Into ItÆ, the æitÆ
appears to be prejudice sold to the people by those who know how to divide
and conquer. Subtlety might not be their forte, but metalcore riffed pop-punk
certainly is.
æIs This The Real World?Æ ramps up the heaviness thus far only hinted at,
with the first real thrash drummed breakdown. Significant, since it also
deals with the frustrations of fake news and augmented realities. ItÆs
succeeded by æPlease Unfriend MeÆ, which grapples with social media personas
that distance ourselves from our own sense of self. It rounds off the EP with
a real burst of energy that might have been nicely shared across the whole
record, but you canÆt blame them for wanting to ramp it up for the outro.
We might not be seeing anything musically exceptional or new with æThe
EmergencyÆ, but that doesnÆt negate its solid contribution to The Red
Jumpsuit Apparatusæ discography. ItÆd be nice if we didnÆt have to turn to an
emo band for grounded political commentary, though, however valid the
concerns that they raise are.
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