{"id":1137,"date":"2017-09-27T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-bronx-the-bronx-v\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:10:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:10:57","slug":"review-the-bronx-the-bronx-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-bronx-the-bronx-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Bronx – The Bronx V"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Like the musical equivalent of parasailing in a hurricane, The Bronx<\/b> have always been a band to attain a sense of danger for the sake of fun and cheap thrills. While their last studio outing \u2018IV’<\/i> offered more mainstream appeal with numbers like \u2018The Unholy Hand’<\/i>, many aficionados were keen to point out it’s less instantaneous impact compared to the LA outfit’s seminal first three records. Four years on, is \u2018The Bronx V’<\/i> the injection of positive adrenaline the world desperately needs right now?<\/p>\n

From the moment opener \u2018Night Drop at the Glue Factory’<\/i> jolts the album into action, as Joby Ford and Ken Horne fire out sharp and scorching riffs at turbocharged speed, the signs point to \u2018V’<\/i> being the rawer, more assertive release we’ve been looking for. Producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck, Fidlar) provides a razor wire mix that enhances the urgency of \u2018Fill the Tanks’<\/i> and frontman Matt Caughthran’s rallying cries of “we need more boots on the ground, no more time to mess around, our chance to attack is now”<\/i> on \u2018Broken Arrow’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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While these moments offer the jugular-assaulting end of The Bronx’s<\/b> trajectory, there’s plenty of radio-friendly refinement on \u2018V’<\/i> as well. The simplistic compositions to \u2018Side Effects’<\/i> and the hearty chorus of \u2018Cordless Kids’<\/i> are source of some of the catchiest moments of the band’s career, while \u2018Two Birds’<\/i> contains irresistible sections of choral backing vocals that the Foo Fighters would be envious of.<\/p>\n

But even at its most mainstream, \u2018V’<\/i> still radiates with the sun-dripped Californian personality paramount to the success of every Bronx<\/b> album. But with a much-needed message of protest at it’s heart that warns of “change coming without a warning”<\/i>, the balance of anthemic and chaotic on \u2018The Bronx V’<\/i> is a perfect blend of modern rock to inspire mass crowds looking for that injection of positive music to rage to. Maybe the world does need this album after all.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018V’<\/i> by The Bronx<\/b> is out now on Cooking Vinyl Records<\/b>\/ATO Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The Bronx<\/b> links:Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Andy Davidson (@AndyrfDavidson<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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