{"id":3490,"date":"2016-12-01T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-fort-hope-armure-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:43:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:43:55","slug":"review-fort-hope-armure-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-fort-hope-armure-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Fort Hope &#8211;\u00a0Armure EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/91c22a109a18b0ffaf2b02ec995c2b4c\/tumblr_ohb8k3lEV91r8no6so2_r1_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s something to be said for EPs perhaps becoming the primary release format of the future, with all-consuming streaming services and ever-shortening attention spans dominating the way we listen to music. There are clear benefits of regular, succinct output over forty minute albums of filler, and <b>Fort Hope<\/b> demonstrate their awareness of these with a second EP release in little over eighteen months.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Armure\u2019<\/i> in fact begins in precisely the same manner as 2015\u2019s self-titled effort &#8211; with faint piano. On this occasion it provides an introduction of <i>\u2018Say No\u2019<\/i>\u2019s simple chorus hook, and although the lead single relies too heavily on this melodic idea, it is a convincingly delivered opener. <b>Fort Hope<\/b>\u2019s most obvious strength lies in John Gaskin\u2019s vocal &#8211; his versatile range flits beautifully from soft to soaring, channelling both Josh Franceschi\u2019s earnestness and the technical prowess of Brendon Urie.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Considering two bands that it may be easy to draw comparisons to, Mallory Knox and Don Broco, illustrates where <b>Fort Hope<\/b> can improve. They haven\u2019t yet achieved the scale or inspiration that the former did from day one, nor are they anywhere near as adventurous as the latter. Yet there are moments on <i>\u2018Armure\u2019<\/i> that showcase the trio\u2019s true potential. The middle 8 of <i>\u2018Give Me That\u2019<\/i> explodes into an almightily defiant <i>\u2018you and I should be together\u2019<\/i>, Gaskin again shining. It lights up a track that is otherwise frustratingly mediocre.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing on offer here that comes close to the glorious <i>\u2018Plans\u2019<\/i> from the previous EP. It was a moment that made many sit up and take notice of the group, an impressive and ambitious song. It\u2019s hard to believe that <i>\u2018Start Again\u2019<\/i>, the forgettably dull closer, was penned by the same band.<\/p>\n<p>Three years since formation, perhaps <b>Fort Hope<\/b> are still soul-searching in a heavily populated world of similar acts trying to do much the same thing. Or perhaps they just need to maintain output and interest &#8211; at least until the next <i>\u2018Plans\u2019<\/i> comes along.<\/p>\n<p>2.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&lsquo;Armure&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Fort Hope<\/b> is released on December 2nd on <b>Virgin EMI.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Fort Hope<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/forthope.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/forthopemusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortHopeMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/labrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/fort-hope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Peter Stewart (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteStew_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PeteStew_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something to be said for EPs perhaps becoming the primary release format of the future, with all-consuming streaming services and ever-shortening attention spans dominating the way we listen to music. 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