{"id":3245,"date":"2017-01-18T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-palisades-palisades\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:11:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:11:03","slug":"review-palisades-palisades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-palisades-palisades\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Palisades &#8211;\u00a0Palisades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/f5c44f58e8fa9bd02ad247c89ac6f67b\/tumblr_ojopt3UjVz1r8no6so1_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The release of Bring Me the Horizon\u2019s <i>\u2018That\u2019s the Spirit\u2019<\/i> made an obvious impact on a lot of modern metalcore bands, in terms of encouraging some non-subtle imitation, but also showing metal bands that embracing your pop side to songwriting can have a major impact on your career.<\/p>\n<p>This brings us to New Jersey\u2019s <b>Palisades<\/b> who have been adapting the gleam of pop, R &lsquo;n&rsquo; B and electronica into chug-along metalcore since 2013\u2019s <i>\u2018Outcasts<\/i>\u2019. The sextet have unleashed their most streamlined effort on their self-titled album, reflecting the motivation for more heavy bands to reach out to music fans that don\u2019t spend their lives pitting.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>This seems like a blessing for <b>Palisades<\/b>, as they demonstrate across 11 tracks that they can write undeniable hooks. Opener <i>\u2018Aggression\u2019<\/i> shows this off as it\u2019s stratospheric chorus packs dollops of bounce and easy vocal melodies, and it soon becomes clear that writing anthems instead of sick breakdowns is their primary concern here. Throughout the album you can find earworms that owe their infectious refrains to the sway of modern pop music. <i>\u2018Let Down\u2019<\/i> and <i>\u2018Fall\u2019<\/i> are delivered with a swagger and hushed sentimentality that has been present in the Top 40 since Justin Bieber dropped <i>\u2018Purpose\u2019<\/i> in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>However, this emphasis on pop makes <i>\u2018Palisades\u2019<\/i> a spectacularly unremarkable album musically. <i>\u2018Through Hell\u2019<\/i> is one of the only songs that makes riffs its driving force, but generally, keyboard player Graves has the most creative role while everyone else plays around him.<\/p>\n<p>With good promotion, <b>Palisades<\/b> could follow BMTH onto daytime radio. But there\u2019s a difference between a band being catchy and being genuinely mind-blowing, and it\u2019s difficult to see how they stand out in a sea of imitators.<\/p>\n<p>2.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Palisades&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Palisades<\/b> is released on 20th January on <b>Rise Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Palisades<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearepalisades.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeArePalisades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeArePalisades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Andy Davidson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyrfDavidson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AndyrfDavidson<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release of Bring Me the Horizon\u2019s \u2018That\u2019s the Spirit\u2019 made an obvious impact on a lot of modern metalcore bands, in terms of encouraging some non-subtle imitation, but also showing metal bands that embracing your pop side to songwriting can have a major impact on your career. 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