{"id":31866,"date":"2012-12-12T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-now-voyager-seas-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-11T01:30:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T01:30:06","slug":"album-review-now-voyager-seas-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-now-voyager-seas-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Now, Voyager – Seas EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"Now, Voyager<\/strong> is a young band out of Brussels, and even though their EP, \u2018Seas\u2019<\/em> is all they have under their belts, they\u2019ve already shared the stage with heavy hitters like Devil Wears Prada and Memphis May Fire. This Belgian hardcore outfit shares their penchant for intense screaming and truly haunting instrumentals on their five-song EP \u2018Seas.\u2019<\/p>\n

The EP starts off with a bang with chaotic screaming on \u2018The Surface\u2019<\/em> but that\u2019s really all it gives you. It sounds a bit dark and ominous and there\u2019s not a lot going on, but luckily this isn\u2019t all Now, Voyager<\/strong> has to offer. The following track, \u2018Seas\u2019<\/em>, fades in with strings and bells with a celestial, dreamy sound that builds to something dark with a hint of melancholy. This instrumental track is a complete flip from the previous song and is done extremely well.<\/p>\n

&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=“http:\/\/wearenowvoyager.bandcamp.com\/album\/seas” data-mce-href=“http:\/\/wearenowvoyager.bandcamp.com\/album\/seas”&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Seas by Now, Voyager&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/p>\n

This flip-flop of intense hardcore to a dreamlike instrumental track defines the bi-polar nature of this EP. It doesn\u2019t seem like this band has a true handle on what kind of sound they want to give us. The next track, \u2018To Every Beginning,\u2019<\/em> sounds very much like the first song, with frenetic guitar riffs and crashing drums but with a healthy dose of generic screaming. Then skip to the last track, \u2018Tabula Rasa,\u2019<\/em> an extremely well done track with very interesting guitars, bright-sounding electronic elements, and beautiful clean vocals. It is so completely different than the heavy songs on this EP. It is such an excellent song that it is strange that the rest of the EP doesn\u2019t sound like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the main issue with \u2018Seas.\u2019<\/em> The weird flip-flopping of styles doesn\u2019t mesh well except for \u2018Tabula Rasa,\u2019<\/em> which integrates the heavy with the light. While it is the best song on the EP, the whole EP should sound like this. This is a stand out song that is unique without being weird and presents the entire band\u2019s abilities in a few minutes, rather than the switching up of styles. If Now, Voyager<\/strong> can make more songs like this one, their next release will surely be successful.<\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Seas’ EP<\/em> by Now, Voyager<\/strong> is available now on Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, Voyager<\/strong> on Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a>|Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Jenny Gagas (@Jenny_herself<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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