{"id":17384,"date":"2014-11-04T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sorority-noise-somos-split-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:06:35","slug":"album-review-sorority-noise-somos-split-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sorority-noise-somos-split-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Sorority Noise \/ Somos – Split EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Split, n. : a recording containing songs by multiple artists. Only more often than not, one could freely interchange the bands and little to no difference would be felt. The very idea of a split, admittedly, is for one band\u2019s fanbase to be introduced to another, most often operating on very similar terrain. What this writer wants is for the close-knittedness of splits\u2019 generic permutations to be extended to something more akin to a ballpark. We\u2019re not quite there yet with Sorority Noise<\/strong> and Somos<\/strong>, but to their credit, both bands find great success in giving their indie-tinged pop-punk enough of a distinctive flavour to avoid genre-fatigue. <\/p>\n

On the one hand, you have Connecticut\u2019s Sorority Noise<\/strong>. On the back of releasing their profoundly, and quite likely knowingly, mistitled LP Forgettable<\/em>, an excellent collection of clever power-pop songs, as lyrically striking as they are infectiously catchy. Their approach is decidedly more low-key on the two tracks they provide here. \u2019Dobranoc\u2019<\/em> plays like a gentle half-track, a restrained introduction to the somewhat more conventional \u2019Wesleyan\u2019s Best Dressed\u2019<\/em>, in which upbeat melodies, bittersweet lyrics, fuzzy production and a delightful little solo overlap to great effect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Somos<\/strong>, on the other hand, continue to explore their unusual brand of lightly punk-inflected pop-rock, building on their obvious skill for big choruses by reeling them in just a bit. \u2019Letters To An Absent Future\u2019<\/em> doesn\u2019t have quite the same immediacy as their tracks did on ‘Temple Of Plenty’<\/em>, but that\u2019s to their credit. The result is mature pop-rock track that avoids easy pay-offs, preferring understated, yet undoubtedly catchy, choruses, and unusual vocals. One might\u2019ve forgiven them for providing something a little safer to go with that first track, but we are instead dealt \u2019Back And Forth\u2019<\/em>, more proof that Somos<\/strong> are currently crafting some of the more odd pop-rock songs out there. <\/p>\n

All in all, the split seems like a win-win for everyone, in the sense that everybody gets to discover some good bands by way of good, if unusual, tracks. In this lovely little package of American goodness, everyone\u2019s a winner, though mostly you if you end up seeking this out. <\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Split’<\/em> by Sorority Noise<\/b> and Somos<\/b> is out now on Bad Timing Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sorority Noise<\/strong> links:
\nFacebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Somos<\/strong> links:
\nTwitter<\/a>|Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by James Berclaz-Lewis (@bearclawlewis<\/a>
\n)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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