{"id":25064,"date":"2014-01-28T14:38:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-blitz-kids-the-good-youth\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:33:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:33:21","slug":"album-review-blitz-kids-the-good-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-blitz-kids-the-good-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Blitz Kids – The Good Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"Cheshire\u2019s Blitz Kids<\/strong> aren\u2019t exactly new faces on the British Rock scene, for the last few years they\u2019ve put in the hard time touring with almost every one of their bigger name peers. Through much of that time it seemed like they may remain stuck with the \u2018up and comers but not quite the big time\u2019 label, often better known for their boozy laddish behaviour and twitter banter than their actual music.<\/p>\n

Now, with the release of debut full length \u2018The Good Youth\u2019<\/em>, all that changes because the kids have come good; very, very good in fact.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s generally accepted that the sign of a good album is that any of the tracks could be a single, and that is most definitely the case with \u2018The Good Youth\u2019<\/em>, no track here would sound out of place on any of the nation\u2019s major rock radio stations. From the rousing gang vocals in the opening seconds of \u2018All I Want Is Everything\u2019,<\/em> Joey, Jono and co grab the listener\u2019s attention firmly by the scruff of the neck and do their damndest not to let go.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean every track is the same cookie cutter slice of in your face big ballsy, anthemic rock; it isn\u2019t. At the same time that\u2019s not to say that there aren\u2019t big, big choruses in spades, but there are some subtle and well placed changes of pace too.<\/p>\n

Scattered throughout the album there are flashes of a tenderness, maturity and introverted self-examination that belies Blitz Kids<\/strong>’ laddish lager loving reputation. \u2018Long Road\u2019<\/em> see\u2019s the band dwelling on the perils and hardships of destructive friendships, while \u2018Keep Swinging\u2019<\/em> gives an unexpected look at mortality and the importance of self-belief.<\/p>\n

The tracks \u2018Run For Cover\u2019<\/em>, \u2018On My Own\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Sometimes\u2019,<\/em>\u00a0see Blitz Kids<\/strong> at their up-tempo, fist pumping, shout along best, whilst\u00a0\u2018Perfect\u2019<\/em> features a driving electronic riff fighting for attention with the guitars in one of the album\u2019s stand out moments.<\/p>\n

Credit also needs to be given to frontman Joe James for a sterling show stealing vocal performance. James absolutely sings his boots off on every track showing an impressive range and pushing the power of his voice to its limits. Well done sir.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Good Youth\u2019<\/em> neatly encapsulates everything that is so bloody brilliant about the key sounds of radio ready UK rock in 2014. It\u2019s instantly accessible, infinitely memorable and should provide the soundtrack for some killer live shows when the band hit the road this month.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Good Youth’<\/em> by Blitz Kids<\/strong> is out now on Red Bull Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Blitz Kids<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Dane Wright (@MrDaneWright<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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