{"id":11728,"date":"2015-03-03T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-make-do-and-mend-dont-be-long\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:12:26","slug":"album-review-make-do-and-mend-dont-be-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-make-do-and-mend-dont-be-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Make Do And Mend –\u00a0Don\u2019t Be Long"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A new Make Do And Mend<\/b> album is always something to anticipate and receive with a frenzied appetite and the build up to \u2018Don\u2019t Be Long\u2019<\/i> has been no exception. Following on from 2012\u2019s \u2018Everything That You Ever Loved\u2019<\/i>, the band have returned with a new set of punk rock poems aiming to reiterate to everyone why they are still the scene\u2019s definitive heartbreak kids. <\/p>\n

The thing that has consistently set Make Do And Mend<\/b> away from the rest of baying pack is their knack for pulling at the heartstrings with their songwriting without losing any of their initial bite. Opening with the sentimental cool of \u2018Don\u2019t Be Long\u2019<\/i> and angsty beauty of \u2018Ever Since\u2019<\/i>, the band paint two different sides to the concept of love in quick succession with real uumph. Throughout loneliness, enamorment, resentment and loss are all prodded, dissected and exorcised while still being coated in spiky riffs and passion conjured from the very depths of the band\u2019s conscious. Demonstrated perfectly on \u2018Old Circles\u2019<\/i> which incorporates \u201cwoah ohs\u201d<\/i> with retrospective connotations and \u2018Each Of Us\u2019<\/i> which sways and jolts with pretty chords and rallying cries, this is a band that has found the perfect outlet to express their affections without compromising on their musical impact. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Things take a turn into the even more melodic with standout highlights \u2018Sin Miedo<\/i>\u2019 and ‘Sin Amor’<\/i> (translated as without fear and loveless respectively) soaring with vocalist James Carroll\u2019s pipes taking on more of a pained tone than just pissed off. <\/p>\n

A lot of times music can come across as just chords and words thrown together with the intent of shifting some copies rather than actually having heart and soul poured into them. Make Do And Mend<\/b> make sure you know how much their music means to them. Throughout \u2018Don\u2019t Be Long\u2019<\/i> it is possible to feel whom these words are being sung to and where they came from. Each song is a different story and a different emotion. When music can make you feel a stranger\u2019s happiness or pain this strongly, it must be pretty damn special. Things come to a near flawless close with the acoustic tones of \u2018I Don\u2019t Wonder At All\u2019<\/i> putting things into a new mellow perspective before \u2018Begging For The Sun To Go Down\u2019<\/i> builds into a pulsating crescendo of a finale. <\/p>\n

Rather than spilling their guts prematurely like so many bands do and end up falling flat, Make Do And Mend<\/b> have taken their time in crafting their music and from that patience have, just like in the past, produced a collection of ahead-of-the-curve punk rock jams filled with gruff feeling, mature musicianship and a knack for bringing out the varied romantic in all of us. \u2018Don\u2019t Be Long\u2019 will fit snuggly into any music fan\u2019s collection and still sound fresh, poignant and accessible in the many years to come. <\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Don\u2019t Be Long<\/em> by Make Do And Mend<\/strong> is out now on Stay Close Records<\/b>\/Rise Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make Do And Mend<\/strong> links:Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Jack Rogers (@JackMRog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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