{"id":2065,"date":"2017-06-01T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-authority-zero-broadcasting-to-the\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:11:00","slug":"review-authority-zero-broadcasting-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-authority-zero-broadcasting-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Authority Zero –\u00a0Broadcasting to the Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Arizona skate punks Authority Zero<\/b> released \u2018Stories of Survival’<\/i> in 2010, it’s title had an autobiographical truth behind it. Since their 2002 debut \u2018A Passage in Time’<\/i> blended rickety punk rhythm with the effortless swing of ska, the four-piece have released a consistent output of records that never stray far from its format, but always leave listeners grinning.<\/p>\n

Consequently, if you’ve been a fan up to now, you probably know what you’re going to get from sixth album \u2018Broadcasting to the Nations’<\/i> before you even press play. And when you do, the band grab you by the collar and drag you straight through the door with the triple assault of opening tracks \u2018First One in the Pit’<\/i>, \u2018Reconciliation’<\/i> and \u2018Destiny and Demise’<\/i>. All under two and a half minutes in length, these songs aim straight for the jugular with buzzsaw guitars, frantic drum fills and an urgency from frontman Jason DeVore, whose rapid-fire vocal flow remains the stuff of legend.<\/p>\n

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Songs like these, which pack both muscle and urgency, is where Authority Zero<\/b> excel on \u2018Broadcasting to the Nations,’<\/i>. However, the more traditionally-structured punk songs let the band shine as well, as demonstrated on \u2018Sevens’<\/i> and lead single \u2018Bayside’<\/i>, which opens with a riff eerily similar to the intro of Neck Deep’s \u2018Threat Level Midnight.’<\/i> Even the ska and reggae influences that dominate \u2018Summer Sickness’<\/i>, \u2018Revolution Riot’<\/i> and \u2018La Diabla’<\/i> become irresistibly catchy after a few listens, despite inspiring a lot of cringing on their first plays. <\/p>\n

Though they play these three different styles well, the constant categorisation creates inconsistency in the record’s structure. Where past releases felt like a melting pot of punk, ska and hardcore, \u2018Broadcasting to the Nations’<\/i> lets itself down through its own compartmentalization. Nevertheless, the songs here possess a life-affirming quality which has always been key to Authority Zero’s<\/b> survival. Again, it keeps them afloat here.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Broadcasting to the Nations’<\/i> by Authority Zero<\/b> is released on 2nd June on Bird Attack Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Authority Zero<\/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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