{"id":3863,"date":"2016-10-19T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-broker-quixota\/"},"modified":"2016-10-19T10:12:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:12:26","slug":"album-review-broker-quixota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-broker-quixota\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Broker\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Quixota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/4f1e4f5ecd77c66c8bececa34297002e\/tumblr_inline_ofa3mnXYw81qztcot_540.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Hailing from Brighton, <b>Broker<\/b> are a prickly combination of hardcore grit and math-rock bamboozlement. Despite sounding like a fairly tricky proposition on paper, the band have toured with the likes of Future Of The Left and even Royal Blood, and are now poised to release their second album, <i>\u2018Quixota\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Opening with the album\u2019s first single, <i>\u2019Talk\u2019<\/i> acts as a pretty solid indicator of this record\u2019s scope. Packed with dissonant noise, jagged riffing and just a dash of melody, it\u2019s actually one of the more immediately catchy tracks here.<\/p>\n<p>With <i>\u2019Eau De Vie\u2019<\/i> and the album\u2019s title track following in a similar vein, it becomes clear that <b>Broker<\/b> wish to challenge the listener at every turn. Almost completely devoid of traditional structure, <i>&lsquo;Quixota\u2019<\/i>\u2019s frequent linearity forces its audience to knuckle down and pay attention to reap any kind of reward.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>This is particularly prevalent in fifth track <i>Yoghurt<\/i>: with only two distinguishable component parts in it\u2019s three minutes, <b>Broker<\/b> manage to project feelings of both calm and frustration by allowing the main riff to present itself under a number of different guises before a fast and loose finale.<\/p>\n<p>This perpetual evolution makes for an uneasy and claustrophobic listen, and while this will no doubt be a point of delight for some, the variety of moods per track may prove daunting for more casual listeners. As a counterpoint to this, <b>Broker\u2019s<\/b> penchant for the progressive on penultimate track <i>\u2019Miller\u2019<\/i> gives each element more time to breathe and grow, allowing for a more palatable, but no less effective, crescendo.<\/p>\n<p>With little in the way of effects, editing or any other kind of studio trickery, the sheer rawness present on <i>&#8216;Quixota\u2019<\/i> can be overwhelming, but for those who revel in musical discomfort, this record should not be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Quixota\u2019<\/i> by <b>Broker<\/b> is released on October 21st on <b>Smalltown America<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Broker<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.independentmusic.com\/products\/576294-broker-quixota\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/BrokerUK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brokertheband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/broker.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Josh Graham (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jollyboyjosh_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jollyboyjosh_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from Brighton, Broker are a prickly combination of hardcore grit and math-rock bamboozlement. 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