Album Review: Cascades - Faceless People in Faraway Places EP

Album Review: Cascades – Faceless People in Faraway Places EP

Hailing from Kentucky, sextet post-hardcore rockers Cascades self released their new EP ‘Faceless People in Faraway Places’ just last month. Despite only being five tracks in length, the band have managed to prove to their fans that they’re capable of excellent things, making a solid mark on the post-hardcore map.

Opening track ‘House on the Rocks’ defines Cascades sound, with their post-hardcore influences being twisted and experimented with to create an alternative take on the genre. Their two vocalist structure combining elements of both sung and screamed vocals is typical post-hardcore etiquette, although having said that Keaton Pierce and Michael Morton possess strong vocal abilities and bounce off each other to produce fantastic substance.

‘Once Upon A Time In Mexico’ features Sleeping With Siren’s vocalist Kellin Quinn whose versatile vocals compliment Cascades sounds producing a very strong track for the EP. Adding a third vocalist to the track adds even more substance to the structures than in previous songs and although it might be assumed this could make the track sound messy, Cascades manage to pull it off successfully.

The title track closes the EP and ‘Faceless People in Faraway Places’ is a great way to round of the record. Forget the breakdowns with this song: the sextet experiment with the slower side of their genre, proving that Cascades musical abilities don’t just lie in the heavier areas of post-hardcore.

Whether the gritty recording of the EP was intentional or not it, works well for Cascades whose influences would sit out of place on a crisp sounding record. ‘Faceless People in Faraway Places’ is made up of a great set of songs and Cascades have hit the nail on the head with this EP, implementing their post-hardcore influences and experimenting to create a more individual sound. If you’re into this genre then the Kentucky sextet are definitely ones to check out.