{"id":3091,"date":"2017-02-08T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-homebound-the-mould-you-build-yourself\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:59:42","slug":"review-homebound-the-mould-you-build-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-homebound-the-mould-you-build-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Homebound &#8211;\u00a0The Mould You Build Yourself Around EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-68460 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Homebound -\u00a0The Mould You Build Yourself Around EP\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Homebound-The-Mould-You-Build-Yourself-Around-EP.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With the \u201cpop-punk revival\u201d firmly here to stay, Surrey quartet <b>Homebound<\/b> return with their third EP &#8211; <i>\u2018The Mould You Build Yourself Around\u2019<\/i>. While it doesn\u2019t quite reinvent the wheel, there is still enough for them to stake their claim amongst the ever-growing UK pop-punk bubble.<\/p>\n<p>The EP opens with the half-timed grooves and distorted rhythmic guitars of lead single <i>\u2018Headspace\u2019<\/i>; an anthemic punk tune about relationship turmoil, an overlying theme amongst many pop-punk bands. Its vivacious bridge coupled alongside shrill riffs present the song it\u2019s justified climax. <i>\u2018Pensive\u2019<\/i> hits you with an onslaught of ferociously fast-paced riffs and energetic rhythms, but encompasses some of the finer melodic work of the Farnham punks. The track is structurally loose, and it engrosses you with its unpredictability, keeping things speculative throughout. Charlie Boughton\u2019s abrasive vocals are ever present and full of character, his performance is a real highpoint across all of the tracks on offer here.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>As you dig deeper into <i>&#8216;TMYBYA\u2019<\/i>, there are signs of <b>Homebound<\/b> flexing their versatility. <i>&#8216;Distrait\u2019<\/i> hints at increasing maturity in their songwriting, yet the contagious hooks and sparkly riffs remain, albeit darker. While <i>&#8216;Sonder\u2019<\/i>\u2019s chorus is so ridiculously catchy, you\u2019ll be racking your brain for days just trying to forget it.<\/p>\n<p>On record, <b>Homebound<\/b> stick to the pop-punk formula, but with EP closer <i>\u2018Broken Reverie\u2019<\/i>, they have potential to shine in a live setting. With its bouncy energy and mid-point breakdown, it rounds off the EP on a high.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018The Mould You Build Yourself Around\u2019<\/i> isn\u2019t exactly ground-breaking. But every coarse vocal melody that leaves Boughton\u2019s lungs is genuine and heartfelt, and each track possesses enough diversity amongst its selection that it doesn\u2019t feel laborious. <b>Homebound<\/b> are a band in the midst of finding their definitive sound and, with <i>&#8216;TMYBYA\u2019<\/i>, you feel they\u2019ve culminated the perfect balance of fresh ideas alongside the sense of familiarity that comes with the genre.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;The Mould You Build Yourself Around\u2019<\/i> EP by <b>Homebound<\/b> is released on 10th February on <b>Rude Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Homebound<\/b> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HomeboundPopPunk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomeboundUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ryan Wilson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thrillcollins_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thrillcollins_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the \u201cpop-punk revival\u201d firmly here to stay, Surrey quartet Homebound return with their third EP &#8211; \u2018The Mould You Build Yourself Around\u2019. 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