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\"image\"Hardcore outfit Oddczar<\/strong> don\u2019t play it safe: the band takes hardcore and gives it a shake, creating a refreshing sound; not completely throwing away the generics but twisting them to their own style. Their\u00a0d\u00e9but\u00a0album \u2018One Word\u2019<\/em> is short and sweet but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality.<\/p>\n

\u2018Samsquanch\u2019<\/em> opens the record, a fairly short taster of what\u2019s to come: emotive roars, mid-paced but melodious rhythms and strong percussion. The infectious opening hooks of \u2018Bud Brothers\u2019<\/em> and title track \u2018One Word\u2019<\/em> lead into heavier tracks, particularly \u2018Bud Brothers\u2019<\/em> whose closing sections quickens in pace to then fade out, heading straight into the shortest track on the record \u2018Sidesex,\u2019<\/em> which boasts elongated screams in sections, reiterating the emotion within the vocals.<\/p>\n

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=“http:\/\/oddczar.bandcamp.com\/album\/one-word” data-mce-href=“http:\/\/oddczar.bandcamp.com\/album\/one-word”&amp;amp;amp;gt;One Word by oddczar&amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/p>\n

Slowing down the record is \u2018Junaluska\u2019<\/em> with the opening calm rhythms opposing yet complimenting the roars, backed by slower, steadier percussion. Similarly, \u2018My Lips Are Seals<\/em>\u2019 takes a melodic approach, focusing on soft guitar foreground by raw screams and the vocals in both tracks have an air of desperation about them, adding to the emotion created by this track and in fact the whole record.<\/p>\n

For a\u00a0d\u00e9but\u00a0album this is a belter and Oddczar<\/strong> have pulled out the stops, taking a risk and not following every convention of the hardcore genre. Although short in length with some tracks only just beating the minute mark, sometimes feeling like you\u2019ve only just got into the track before it\u2019s over, the record is a great listen and mirrors a passion and emotion that the band clearly have for their music. If you like Touch\u00e9 Amore and Pianos Become The Teeth, then Oddczar<\/strong> are the band for you.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018One Word\u2019<\/em> by Oddczar<\/strong> is out now via Bitter Melody<\/strong>\/Self Aware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Oddczar links:\u00a0Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Hannah Gillicker (@HannahGillicker<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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