At first glance I didn’t really
know what to expect from Birmingham quartet The Fall, The
Rise (TFTR). According to their bio they are for fans of At
The Drive-In, Biffy Clyro, Deftones, Glassjaw, Jimmy Eat
World and Minus The Bear. Only really liking two of
those bands myself I wasn’t too sure what was to come out of
my speakers.
Opening track “Bite
Your Tongue And Walk Away” starts off as an up tempo pop/emo/indie
kind of thing, not my usual cup of tea in the slightest,
then all of a sudden as the song progresses, there are some
coarse screamed vocals, a weird mix of styles but it seems
to work relatively well. “Sleeping With Both Eyes Open”
starts again as another happy ballad type song before the
vocals kick in, the melodies are then ditched, and the
hardcore vocals kick, almost like Gallows’ Frank Carter
meets Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth, but spliced in between
parts of the song are melodic moments, which work better
this time around than on the first track.
“A Kiss For The Dying”
shows the most progression on the album and is definitely
the standout track on this release, incorporating a lot from
Deftones, Hot Water Music and bits of Rise Against. Tracks
like “Unbroken” and “Silence Instead Of Static” on the other
hand have quite a Glassjaw/Head Automatica feel to them,
utilising melodies that have that heavy quality.
Rounding off the album
is the almost Lostprophets style of “The Sword Of
Damocles” which really shows what the band are good at,
up-tempo, progressive, guitar orientated, emotion driven
rock. “Interlopers” is definitely worth investigating if you
like this kind of thing, but really if you like an all round
heaviness to your music, its best avoided.
John Consterdine
