{"id":11977,"date":"2015-02-16T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-blis-starting-fires-in-my-parents\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:18","slug":"album-review-blis-starting-fires-in-my-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-blis-starting-fires-in-my-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Blis. &#8211; Starting Fires In My Parents House EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/5527cc2ac71141ce8bb40b50cdade1dd\/tumblr_inline_njtu9wEJo51qztcot.jpg\" width=\"250px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">There\u2019s something of a blueprint when it comes to making a successful EP. Make it short, make it sharp, make it memorable and make the audience want more. Get that right and you\u2019re onto a sure-fire winner. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Blis. <\/strong> have clearly read the handbook, as <em>\u2018Starting Fires In My Parents House\u2019<\/em> ticks all of the correct boxes, and while it doesn\u2019t really add anything new to to the oversaturated emo revival movement is still an accessible and exciting EP which points to an exciting future for the Atlanta quartet.<!-- more --> <\/p>\n<p>Only four songs long, <em>\u2018Starting Fires In My Parents House\u2019<\/em> is overflowing with personality. From the jangly emo of <em>\u2018Savannah\u2019<\/em> to the more assured and aggressive <em>\u2018Floating Somewhere High and Above\u2019<\/em>, with its distant, screamed, backing vocals, it\u2019s clear <strong>Blis.<\/strong> aren\u2019t afraid to mix things up, or play for a lowest common denominator easy win. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <em>\u2018You Can Tell A Lot\u2019<\/em> is a percussive heavy, repetitious drive which is hugely enjoyable and maddeningly infectious, despite its simplicity. Again, the distant, screamed vocals play a huge part in its success, but it\u2019s clearly a winning formula. Finally, <em>\u2018Stationary\u2019<\/em> is the real crowning glory. Perhaps slightly mathier than the rest of the EP (yet conversely more classically structured) it\u2019s a beautifully arranged, brilliantly designed 4:30 seconds that ends sullenly and suddenly. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, <em>\u2019Starting Fires In My Parents House\u2019<\/em> is the sort of release that makes you excited for new bands and new music, and in keeping proceedings so short and sweet<strong>Blis. <\/strong> have ensured their next steps will be eagerly anticipated. <\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Starting Fires In My Parents House&rsquo;<\/em> EP by <strong>Blis.<\/strong> is out on now on <strong>Soft Speak <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blis.<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blismusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blisatl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/blismusic.bandcamp.com\/%E2%80%9D\" 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>There\u2019s something of a blueprint when it comes to making a successful EP. Make it short, make it sharp, make it memorable and make the audience want more. Get that right and you\u2019re onto a sure-fire winner. 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