 |
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED—THERE’S
SOMETHING I CAN’T TELL ANYONE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THETHINGSTHEYCARRIEDBAND
REVIEW BY: STEPHANIE STEVENS
RATING: 9/10
Long
Island has been nurturing and giving the band THE THINGS THEY CARRIED a place to hone their musical style.
Although they have released a EP in 09,
the album THERE’S SOMETHING I
CAN’T TELL ANYONE is my first taste of the band and within my first listen
I was taken for a whirlwind ride of
intrigue. The band plays screamy, heavy music but intertwines it with
this crazy circus ambience that engulfs some songs with crazed cartoon like
effects but then leaps into pure melody driven tones. Its something that will
keep you on your toes and your ears will be on fire from all the chaos. The
next experience you will go through is lyrical content; the band lays out
reality induced storylines and it
creates meaningful messages that a lot of people don’t like to talk about or
keep locked inside, so I guess the album title kind of teases about some
secrets but once you open up the packaging and insert this CD into the player
the storys come out for you to reflect, think about and sing a long to.
Musically
this type of music they play “the metalcore” the screamy/singing vocals, the
heavy breakdowns is not groundbreaking but how this band builds a song and
layers it, is what makes this record stand out and makes people take notice. They
arent afraid to play with creativity and from my opinion the guys do not give a
crap if they are conforming to what is “In” or mainstream, but once the song is
written it kind of works out for the best of both worlds, and they leave
the fans and music world asking what could be next??
The
bands first video is for the track 364
DAY ANNIVERSARY, this song aggressively begins with pounding drums and a
screaming manic vocal which quickly intertwines melodic vocals and a chorus
that soars. With all that happening they still intrigue you with instances of
calming sentiments, funky soundscapes and just a rollercoaster ride of emotion.
THE RATIONALITY OF FAILURE has to be
my favorite I think it’s the way the song flows with creative notes of melody
and a big sing along chorus that will leave your heart pumping hard and your
body a bit pummeled from killing it in the pit of chaos. With manic screams and
deathly growls im surprised this guy hasn’t popped a blood vessel while
recording. MOSELY creates that
mystery chaos I was talking about almost like the sound of a circus gone wrong
but with charming approaches of searing melodic tones and frantic blistering
ambience. Just when you thought every song was going to twist and turn you into
a frenzy the guys calm it down deeper into the CD especially when you hit MEMORIAM the song still has that
signature sound but the beauty that introduces the song will make you believe
maybe one day this band will soften up and write a full blown memsmorizing
ballad but with chilling and searing effects. AN ODE TO RACHEL WINTERS is probably the most reasonable song I
could hear on a national radio station it displays a more radio rock friendly
atmosphere and is a beautiful tragic lullaby if you lived in a freakshow
circus. Although the cd THERE’S SOMETHING
I CANT’ TELL ANYONE came out
back in dec 2010 a lot of people may be ready for new work from these NY men
and right now I am sinking my ears into this delirious and exciting sounding
disc but as the CD ends and I know the time is probably growing near for new
material I am thinking what new amazing sounds will this band lay upon us??? I
wish nothing but more chaotic beauty to come out of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
real soon. A must have for music fans looking for a combo of intensity, melody
and chaos.
|
|
