{"id":25868,"date":"2013-11-26T16:12:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T16:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-roam-head-down\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:29:37","slug":"album-review-roam-head-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-roam-head-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Roam &#8211; Head Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_inline_mwou1kVAHQ1qheirv.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">While there are plenty of pop-punk bands out there at the moment, I\u2019m happy to say we could use a few more like <strong>Roam<\/strong>. Based in Eastbourne, <strong>Roam<\/strong> make no attempts to be a US-style pop punk tribute, instead choosing to sing in their Southern UK accent. The result is surprisingly refreshing, and as a result they sound a lot like London pop-punkers Home Advantage crossed with The Story So Far \u2013 which is in my books a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Head Down\u2019 <\/em>is a short and sweet five-track EP, which manages to effectively convey what the band are about: hooks, emotion and early-twenties angst. It\u2019s great fun to listen to and I get the impression they\u2019d be a great live band.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roam<\/strong> seem to favour rhyming or half-rhyming lyric, which when it works is deadly in its effectiveness &#8211; <em>\u201cThis is a warning sign for everything you left behind\u201d<\/em> on<em> \u2018Sticker Slap\u2019<\/em> for example,\u00a0 and cringe worthy when it fails, i.e <em>\u201cI worry but I\u2019m still hungry\u201d<\/em> on <em>\u2018Nothing in Return\u2019.<\/em> Despite the mixed results, I really like the lyrics; they\u2019re relatable without being tired or overused.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The entire EP can be summed up by the line on closer \u2018<em>Headrush\u2019<\/em>, <em>\u201cI feel that everyone my age is twice as far into their lives\u201d, \u2018Head Down\u2019<\/em> is full of fears about failure and being left behind. There\u2019s no bitchy break up songs here, just heartfelt concerns about growing up.<\/p>\n<p>I guess my own criticism of <strong>Roam<\/strong> is that they aren\u2019t particularly original, every song has an easily identifiable point of reference or a band it sounds similar too. Opener <em>\u2018You Never Said\u2019<\/em> starts with a heavy, catchy riff similar to the stuff seen on The Story So Far\u2019s <em>\u2018What You Don\u2019t See\u2019<\/em> while the 100 seconds of<em> \u2018Sticker Slap\u2019<\/em> echoes punchier The Wonder Years efforts like <em>\u2018Dynamite Shovel\u2019<\/em>. \u00a0It\u2019s still listenable, and despite these parallels to other bands, <em>\u2018Head Down\u2019<\/em> isn\u2019t the slightest bit stale.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like pop punk you won\u2019t like this, but for those into the genre there\u2019s plenty to sink your teeth into with this release.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Head Down\u2019<\/em> by <strong>Roam<\/strong> is out now on\u00a0<strong>Pinky Swear Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roam<\/strong> links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roamuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roamuk.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ROAMse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jay Sullivan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there are plenty of pop-punk bands out there at the moment, I\u2019m happy to say we could use a few more like Roam. 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