{"id":2087,"date":"2017-05-25T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-biters-the-future-aint-what-it-used-to\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T23:29:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T23:29:54","slug":"review-biters-the-future-aint-what-it-used-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-biters-the-future-aint-what-it-used-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Biters – The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Remember Biters<\/b>? Remember when they first came out in 2015 with their debut ‘Electric Blood’<\/i>, and how hotly-tipped it was to be the kick up the backside that retro-rock needed? And remember how it actually seemed to succeed at that, channelling the past in a way that seemed energetic and exciting?<\/p>\n

What happened to that? Maybe it’s the fact that the number of bands aping the past has hit a major spike since then, but sophomore album ‘The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be’<\/i> can’t match that same spark. That’s not for want of trying either – Tuk Smith is supremely expressive and diverse, as a frontman and the well of influences that the band draws on is impressive, ranging from T.Rex on ‘Stone Cold Love’<\/i> and ‘Gypsy Rose’<\/i> to something closer to Poison on ‘Don’t Let This Heart Turn Bad’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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But whether it’s the general cutdown in pace – topped off by the piano ballad ‘Hollywood’<\/i> which might as well be entirely carved from cheese – or the fact that Biters<\/b> currently have a lot of company in their field, but ‘The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be’<\/i> just struggles to really connect. Naturally everything here has been done before, but Biters<\/b>’ versions pale significantly in comparison; most of these could be originals from a pub band and there would be no difference.<\/p>\n

As such, it can lead to Biters<\/b> already feeling like something of a spent force. It’s not completely irredeemable and there is enjoyment to be gleaned, but that’s in very small doses. As for everything else here, Biters<\/b> seem to fall back into the area of throwback rock that regularly stays forgotten.<\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be’<\/em> by Biters<\/b> is out now on Earache Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Biters<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Luke Nuttall (@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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