{"id":2494,"date":"2017-04-13T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-austeros-ive-got-this-ep\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:59:30","slug":"review-austeros-ive-got-this-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-austeros-ive-got-this-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Austeros – I’ve Got This EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They’ve had their ups and downs in recent months, but with relocation to Bristol helping to deal with some personal demons, Jeremy Pitcher’s Austeros<\/b> have returned with a strong little collection of pop-rocking indie hits. The five track EP not only covers the singer’s mental health and weed issues, but also muses on the hard-headed prejudices brought to the fore in the post-Brexit\/Trump political climate.<\/p>\n

‘To Be You’<\/i> kicks things off with a catchy bass-driven slice of mid-paced indie pop; it’s bright and breezy riffing contrasting nicely with its theme of narrow-mindedness. ‘Dead Cells’<\/i> follows with a harder edge, the quirky melody and heavy riffing vaguely recalling Green Day; it’s another well-constructed song that pulls no punches as it tackles habitual drug use head on.<\/p>\n

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‘Cherished’<\/i> then strips things down and is simple, beautiful and full of hope, before ‘Figure of Speech’<\/i> delivers another killer tune. Boasting a quality indie riff and a passionate vocal confronting blind ignorance, there are some cool switch ups to the tempo and a chorus that really nails it. Everything then comes to a pretty rousing close on the intense finale of ‘Island’<\/i>, a particularly good tune showcasing another great vocal to round things off in style.<\/p>\n

Putting it simply, this a great little record of well-honed, intelligently made songs that makes for a highly enjoyable listen. They may not be pioneering a hip new sound, but when you nail indie-rock as well as this, there can be no complaints.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

I’ve Got This<\/i> EP by Austeros<\/b> is released on 14th April on Specialist Subject Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Austeros<\/b> links: Bandcamp<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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