{"id":10206,"date":"2015-05-11T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T12:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-woahnows-understanding-and\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:13","slug":"album-review-woahnows-understanding-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-woahnows-understanding-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Woahnows –\u00a0Understanding and Everything Else"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"It feels like a lifetime ago since WOAHNOWS<\/b> dropped the brilliant \u2018The Joy Disorder\u2019 <\/i>EP, and after time away honing their craft, playing a fuckton of shows and dealing with member upheaval, the Plymouth oiks are back with their debut full-length \u2013 and it really was worth the wait. <\/figure>\n

Still unmistakably WOAHNOWS<\/b> \u2013 and suitably frazzled and frayed around the edges throughout \u2013 it\u2019s also considerably more refined, and it\u2019s clear from the off that the time spent on the road has been put to good use. It\u2019s also led to a slightly more harmonised sound, meaning you could stick WOAHNOWS<\/b> on just about any indie\/punk bill in the country and they\u2019re guaranteed to go down a treat. Want a band to play with The Xcerts and bring the stadium rock? There\u2019s just enough on \u2018Understanding and Everything Else\u2019<\/i> to throw your firt in the air and sing your lungs out. Want a band to bring some off kilter indie pop and strong melodies to play with Martha? WOAHNOWS<\/b> can bring that to the table and leave you wanting more. Or maybe you want something slightly subversive to stand up to the playful dissonance of Future of the Left? WOAHNOWS<\/b> could fill those shoes too\u2026<\/p>\n

Yet WOAHNOWS<\/b> never really sound like any of those bands. Instead, there\u2019s a character and charm that comes purely from wanting to get on stage and play the music you enjoy. And you have to say, WOAHNOWS<\/b> have pretty much nailed that feeling.<\/p>\n

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The likes of the galloping \u2018Life In Reverse\u2019<\/i> and glorious \u2018Puncher\u2019<\/i> both take cues from indie and punk and should be embraced easily by people in both camps. Indeed, you\u2019ll be hard pressed to find a stronger first half of an album this year, with the first six tracks all offering up something new, building on their sound, adding shades of light and dark and throwing in some hugely enjoyable gang vocal moments or even flashes of math-rock. It ensures everything remains fresh and exciting and really can\u2019t be faulted.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one criticism, it\u2019s something of an inevitability \u2013 and that\u2019s the second half never really matches the first. The likes of \u2018Livid\/Rise\u2019<\/i> and \u2018No Such Thing\u2019<\/i> are far too overdriven and don\u2019t really work in the context of the album. However, having seen WOAHNOWS<\/b> live a couple of times now, these are the sorts of songs I\u2019m sure I\u2019m gonna love live, so I\u2019ll look forward to seeing how they translate to that setting. <\/p>\n

Overall though, WOAHNOWS<\/b> have delivered everything we wanted and more. Now go and see them live and have a fucking great time \u2013 because you will\u2026<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Understanding and Everything Else’<\/em> by WOAHNOWS<\/strong> is out now on Big Scary Monsters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

WOAHNOWS<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Rob Mair (@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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