{"id":11420,"date":"2015-03-16T11:37:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-isaac-burner\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:17","slug":"album-review-isaac-burner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-isaac-burner\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Isaac &#8211;\u00a0Burner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b779c3778b6532aea5e13c5f344b8fbd\/tumblr_inline_nl9qawhXb71qztcot.jpg\" width=\"250px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">With yesterday\u2019s DIY heroes breaking out into the wider arena, the underground community needs new heroes to fill the shoes vacated by those moving on.<\/p>\n<p>Step forward Nottingham indie-punks <strong>Isaac<\/strong>.  Bristling with attitude, tales of lost romance and a world-weary cynicism, they\u2019re likeable from the off. They\u2019re also not afraid to borrow heavily from various parts of the more melodic punk spectrum. <em>\u201cSweetheart, smash my fucking teeth out,\u201d <\/em> they sing on the excellent  \u2018Sweetheart\u2019<em>, and if you\u2019re fan of buzzsaw Alkaline Trio style guitars and gallows lyrics you\u2019ll be hooked.<!-- more --><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, they don\u2019t drift too near to the schlock punk end of the spectrum for too long, yet pillage wantonly from the last 20 years of melodic punk throughout. <em>\u2018Locks Without Keys\u2019<em> starts just like The Weakerthans&rsquo; <i>\u2018Aside\u2019<\/i> (in fact, the riff is so similar I had to check it wasn\u2019t a cover), yet is a fun, upbeat 3 minute pop-punk song, while <em>\u2018Turtleshell Sunglasses\u2019<em>, a sub-2 minute blast, owes more to the likes of Brit stalwarts Turtlehead and Vanilla Pod than their US or Canadian peers. <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goldentrianglerecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/burner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burner by Isaac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <em>\u2018April 29th\u2019<\/em> is a really charged effort which recalls the melodic hardcore sound of yesteryear (albeit with the focus very much on melody). It\u2019s to <b>Isaac<\/b>\u2019s credit that such songs sound fresh and vibrant despite harking back to a sound that was popular two decades ago, but it\u2019s also refreshing to hear a band just throw out some gimmick-free, glorious melodic punk songs with the focus very much on strong songwriting, great hooks and big doses of melody. <\/p>\n<p>This is best seen on the triumphant <em>\u2018Slab Square\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018Ghosts\u2019<\/em>. The former is as timeless as a simple punk rock song gets, but a cheeky, effective little piano break adds a huge amount of depth to the sound, while the latter is a rollicking good fist in the air anthem that is constructed with sweaty call-and-response mosh pits in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Musically, it means <strong>Isaac<\/strong> remain on the money, even though there\u2019s little original about them. However, the real beauty lies in the delivery of some well-observed, sincere lyrics which makes <em>\u2018Burner\u2019<\/em> a compelling and enjoyable listen throughout.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&lsquo;Burner&rsquo;<\/em> by <strong>Isaac<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Don\u2019t Ask\/Golden Triangle Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaac<\/strong> links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Isaacband?ref=bookmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/goldentrianglerecords.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Rob Mair (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BobNightMair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With yesterday\u2019s DIY heroes breaking out into the wider arena, the underground community needs new heroes to fill the shoes vacated by those moving on. Step forward Nottingham indie-punks Isaac. 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