{"id":28570,"date":"2013-06-05T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-nk-nothing-to-be-gained-here\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:59:38","slug":"album-review-nk-nothing-to-be-gained-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-nk-nothing-to-be-gained-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: NK &#8211; Nothing To Be Gained Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/imageshack.us\/a\/img51\/4048\/93844454.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Comprised of members from The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Rivalry and Envy On The Coast, <\/span><strong>NK <\/strong><span>are an outfit that crept up from under the woodwork three years ago, showcasing a sound that nobody could deny is unique. \u2018<\/span><em>Nothing To Be Gained Here\u2019 <\/em><span>is the band\u2019s latest full-length, boasting a variety of tracks that explore more genres than you can shake a stick at.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The diverse vocal structures of Ryan Hunter (Envy On The Coast) is just one of the many things that make this record so unique. From a grungy tone in <em>\u2018Confessional\u2019<\/em> to softer structures in <em>\u2018Memo,\u2019<\/em>\u00a0Hunter knows exactly how to play around with his vocals, hosting a praiseworthy forefront to an exceptional band.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Spicing up an already mouth watering recipe, <strong>NK <\/strong>takes down tempo rhythms and blends them into a soul and hip-hop arrangement in \u2018<em>Television,\u2019\u00a0<\/em>later experimenting with ballsy riffs and heavier percussion to showcase rock belter \u2018<em>Set A Fire.\u2019\u00a0<\/em>These sudden transitions from track to track could sound messy if attempted by an amateur; <strong>NK <\/strong>have proven that they are nothing but experts, as \u2018<em>Nothing To Be Gained Here\u2019 <\/em>continuously twists and turns, but concludes as a chaotic yet uniform record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">There\u2019s an impressive amount of character that runs throughout \u2018<em>Nothing To Be Gained Here\u2019 <\/em>and the great thing about it is that it\u2019s the type of record that caters to a mass fan base. Exploring such an array of genres and styles, <strong>NK <\/strong>have really excelled with this one and their experimentation showcases an admirable talent and flair from every member; definitely one to check out.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u2018<em>Nothing To Be Gained Here\u2019 <\/em>by <strong>NK <\/strong>is out now on <strong>Triple Crown Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>NK <\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialNKmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialNKmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Words by Hannah Gillicker (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahGillicker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HannahGillicker<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comprised of members from The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Rivalry and Envy On The Coast, NK are an outfit that crept up from under the woodwork three years ago, showcasing a sound that nobody could deny is unique. \u2018Nothing To Be Gained Here\u2019 is the band\u2019s latest full-length, boasting a variety of tracks that explore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,8181],"tags":[5879,15036,150,12495,12496,202],"class_list":["post-28570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-post","tag-album-reviews","tag-hannah-gillicker","tag-music","tag-nk","tag-nothing-to-be-gained-here","tag-triple-crown-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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