Laughing In The Face Of
"The Lubrication Of Social Anxiety"
Lockjaw Records
2011
Pop-punk with a real metal twist? Ok, then. Standing out from all else on the record, and stomping on everything you thought about pop-punk, the guitars on LITFO's new album are a true pleasure. Chugging and twiddling their way through every song, keeping your ear tied down and making sure you don't wander off. Opener/intro 'Open Seseme' could sit hapilly on many a recent beatdown album.
The let down comes from poor mixing. With the vocals, more than adequate on any other record, far too high in the mix, and only serving to point out that they are just that, Adequate. Lyrically, the aim's clearly & commendably high; they're intelligent and complex, but often jarring against the music and the vocal style itself, lending the whole album and unfinished feel that almost belittles the actual songwriting.
Midway track 'Grren T' comes closest to what all the other tracks hint at, where it all fits exactly how I think they want it to throughout. It gives you a clear glimps about what this band are after, and indeed their potential for some good shit in the future.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-in-the-Face-of/8774344353?sk=info
"The Lubrication Of Social Anxiety"
Lockjaw Records
2011
Pop-punk with a real metal twist? Ok, then. Standing out from all else on the record, and stomping on everything you thought about pop-punk, the guitars on LITFO's new album are a true pleasure. Chugging and twiddling their way through every song, keeping your ear tied down and making sure you don't wander off. Opener/intro 'Open Seseme' could sit hapilly on many a recent beatdown album.
The let down comes from poor mixing. With the vocals, more than adequate on any other record, far too high in the mix, and only serving to point out that they are just that, Adequate. Lyrically, the aim's clearly & commendably high; they're intelligent and complex, but often jarring against the music and the vocal style itself, lending the whole album and unfinished feel that almost belittles the actual songwriting.
Midway track 'Grren T' comes closest to what all the other tracks hint at, where it all fits exactly how I think they want it to throughout. It gives you a clear glimps about what this band are after, and indeed their potential for some good shit in the future.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-in-the-Face-of/8774344353?sk=info
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