{"id":24402,"date":"2014-02-25T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-diamond-youth-shake-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:03:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:03:27","slug":"album-review-diamond-youth-shake-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-diamond-youth-shake-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Diamond Youth – Shake EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"By now Baltimore\/Chicago quartet Diamond Youth<\/strong> are no more the side-project they were once known as. Having shaken of that tag and having seemingly become a full-time band, ‘Shake’<\/em> marks the bands second release on Topshelf Records<\/strong> and sees the band continue to move away from their harmonious Jimmy Eat World-esque sound of their earlier releases, towards a more alt-rock flavour that is reminiscent of early Foo Fighters material.<\/p>\n

Whilst early tracks like ‘Red Water’<\/em> and ‘Can’t Shake This Feeling’<\/em> aren\u2019t as instantly favourable on first listen, the bands shift in sound is fitting with the latter taking a fuzzy, garage rock approach whereas as the former is a lively, upbeat number that somewhat bridges the gap between past releases with the bands high-pitched, melodic vocals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Next up ‘Don’t Feel Real’<\/em> takes a simple, sombre approach with lovelorn vocals from Justin Gilman, and soothing backing harmonies which ultimately show the band’s versatility.<\/p>\n

‘Warm Scene’<\/em> brings the EP back to life with an onslaught of powerful guitars and drums and gritty vocals. Whilst there\u2019s a hint of 60\u2019s pop-sensibilities amongst the bands grunge-y alt-rock sound, thus giving the band an unintentional Queens of the Stone Age comparison, something that comes back on the hidden track – ‘Copy Cat’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However before that is ‘Maryland Ice Cream’<\/em>, a 50 second blast of balls-out punk that (technically) closes the EP on a high. The aforementioned ‘Copy Cat’<\/em> serves more as an somewhat experimental track that highlights the bands strong use of harmonies, yet nicely ties up this EP.<\/p>\n

Whilst ‘Shake’<\/em> may not win over new fans, there is another substance here to keep current fans interested in Diamond Youth<\/strong>. The band’s more grunge\/alt-rock sound comes off as natural progression and suits the band well. It\u2019s a collection of well-thought of songs that manages to keep you listening repeatedly, yet its downfall is that it lacks a standout track. Nevertheless, the clever use of variation give ways to an applaudable cohesiveness that Diamond Youth<\/strong> deserve credit for. Ultimately they still belong as a band to watch out for, as its clear with ‘Shake’<\/em> that Diamond Youth<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to evolve.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

‘Shake’<\/em> EP by Diamond Youth<\/strong> is out now on Topshelf Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Diamond Youth<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Sean Reid (@SeanReid86<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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