{"id":28405,"date":"2013-06-11T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-look-alive-mistakes-milestones\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:17:49","slug":"album-review-look-alive-mistakes-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-look-alive-mistakes-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Look Alive &#8211; Mistakes &amp; Milestones EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tumblr_inline_mo4rmwA5kb1qztcot.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always great when an EP is able to grab your attention from the very moment it begins. <em>\u2018Mistakes &amp; Milestones\u2019<\/em> kicks off instantly; with loud, angry vocals which are combined with fast guitars and drumming; it\u2019s the start of an EP which will keep you eager and on your toes. Moreover, there\u2019s no doubt that <em>\u2018Anchored\u2019<\/em>\u2013 the opening track to the EP \u2013 will immediately put you in a positive mood \u2013 it\u2019s as if it\u2019s no coincidence it\u2019s being released in time for the summer; combine tracks like these with a hot sunny day with your friends or chilling out and you\u2019ll be sorted.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta based <strong>Look Alive<\/strong> have definitely started things off on the right foot with this release. However, they tend to be a bit clich\u00e9 at times; for example, the second track<em> \u2018Sink Or Swim\u2019<\/em> displays all of the typical lyrics of a pop punk song; lyrics that are along the lines of &ldquo;keeping your head above water&rdquo; and either &ldquo;loving or hating your town&rdquo; are themes that are not exactly unexplored in the world of pop punk. This doesn\u2019t ruin the experience of listening to the EP however, but it feels extremely familiar and something that\u2019s been done, perhaps too often. However, this EP really is solid throughout; it displays the kind of anger and passion you want to get from a punk band, whilst also remaining somewhat catchy and the great feeling you get from it is that you want to be out at a show screaming along.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The same pace is kept throughout; there aren\u2019t any slow songs and whilst a change of pace on a record often welcomed, it\u2019s clear that\u2019s not what <strong>Look Alive<\/strong> are about here and it just works. Outstanding tracks include the bands first single from the EP; <em>\u2018Inquisition,\u2019<\/em> packed full of catchy hooks and great lyrics, there isn\u2019t a reason why this shouldn\u2019t catch people\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <strong>Look Alive<\/strong> really have something going for them. <em>\u2018Mistakes &amp; Milestones\u2019<\/em> prove what a great pop punk band they are and It\u2019s great being left excited from reviewing a band I haven\u2019t previously heard of before. It\u2019ll be great to see where <strong>Look Alive<\/strong> go from here.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&lsquo;Mistakes &amp; Milestones&rsquo;<\/em> EP by <strong>Look Alive<\/strong> is released on 2nd July on\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Autumn And Colour Records<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Look Alive<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lookaliveatl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/lookaliveatl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sarah Russell (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahbydesign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sarahbydesign<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always great when an EP is able to grab your attention from the very moment it begins. \u2018Mistakes &amp; Milestones\u2019 kicks off instantly; with loud, angry vocals which are combined with fast guitars and drumming; it\u2019s the start of an EP which will keep you eager and on your toes. 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