{"id":22522,"date":"2014-05-21T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-hunters-art-electric\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:35:19","slug":"album-review-the-hunters-art-electric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-hunters-art-electric\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Hunters – Art Electric"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Hunters<\/strong>’ third full-length release, \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em>, accompanied a welcomed change in weather this week, and is an unusual blend of punk, rock \u2018n\u2019 roll and folk. The Quebec quintet, having extensively toured, are now onto their third release under a trio of labels; Stomp Records<\/strong>, Black Numbers<\/strong> and Fix Records<\/strong>. While \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> is arguably appealing in its diversity, it is this diversity which seems to cause the album to struggle to maintain consistency.<\/p>\n

The second track of the album, \u2018Hold On, Marci\u2019,<\/em> was just not up to it for me. The standard rock vibe failed to appropriate from the outset. The repeating simplistic bass line of two notes and a rundown of the verse, accompanied by the similar riffs, lacked variety and a hook to keep me interested. The chorus followed suite. leaving me somewhat unoptimistic for the rest of the album.<\/p>\n

The press release of \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> notes that The Hunters<\/strong> share similarities with bands such as Rise Against. Having read this, and being a Rise Against fan, I could not stop making that exact comparison. Tracks such as \u2018Dave Grohl\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Roadworn Heart\u2019<\/em> particularly seem to take inspiration from Rise Against. However, I feel that this comparison is a too easily exaggerated one, as \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> is devoid of the hooking riffs, emotive lyrics and the gravel of McIlrath, with its relatively raspy vocals and uninspiring, repetitive lyrics.<\/p>\n

Promises by The Hunters<\/a><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, I cannot be completely pessimistic. The surprisingly excellent outro of \u2018Lighthouse\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Postcards and Golden Lovers\u2019<\/em>, with an opening similar in tone to that of The Gaslight Anthem, caught my attention, making an interesting contrast to other elements of the album. However, \u2018Postcards and Golden Lovers\u2019<\/em> unfortunately sounds like it should be played in a Cadillac rolling down a remote highway, and thus lacks universal credibility.<\/p>\n

Though my review of \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> has been rather critical and scathing, it would seem that the acclaimed producer Matt Allison (Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms, The Menzingers) and I have conflicting ideals. I shall compare my listening of the album to watching your team have possession, perking up only for them to lose it to the opposition, as \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> left me rather discouraged. Despite its range, \u2018Art Electric\u2019<\/em> is disappointingly average.<\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Art Electric’<\/em> by The Hunters<\/strong> is out now on\u00a0Stomp<\/strong> Records<\/strong>, Black Numbers <\/strong>and Fix Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Hunters <\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>
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Words by George Isaacs (@TryGeorgeIsaacs<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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