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\"\"It’s not often a record as bold and assured as ‘Relief’<\/em> comes along. Especially from a band still relatively in its infancy. Shortly to fire the starting pistol on a lengthy US tour with Hundredth, San Diego’s My Iron Lung<\/strong> exhibit their charismatic brand of melodic hardcore in a fashion that effortlessly ranks them alongside the certified veterans of the genre. In short, it’s just\u2026really good. Really fucking good<\/p>\n

Opening with the gutsy ‘Commonwealth’<\/em>, the album sonically beckons the lighter end of At The Drive In and even elements of Balance and Composure’s ‘The Things We Think We’re Missing’<\/em> in the guitar work of tracks such as ‘Hard Season’<\/em> and the brilliant ‘In Defense Of Drowning’<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fans of Touch\u00e9 Amor\u00e9 are sure to be salivating over the freneticism of ‘Monuments’<\/em> and the powerful, well chosen finisher ‘June’<\/em>. Suitably veneered by a gravelly La Dispute-esque vocal outpouring throughout, it’s rife with passion but never teeters into the all-too-familiar melodrama of some of their emo counterparts.<\/p>\n

If ‘Relief’<\/em> is not only a chronological but a conceptual follow up to 2012’s ‘Grief’<\/em> EP, it is named almost ironically so. It’s angsty, dramatic and provides almost no literal “relief” other than the promise that bands as good as My Iron Lung<\/strong> are still out there. I’m gutted that we’ve already cemented the AH writer’s picks for the year so far. This would’ve definitely made the cut!<\/p>\n

5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Relief’<\/em> by My Iron Lung<\/strong> is out now on Pure Noise Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My Iron Lung<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Joe Danher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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