{"id":39380,"date":"2018-03-22T16:48:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T16:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-bearfoot-beware-sea-magnolia\/"},"modified":"2018-07-08T12:46:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T11:46:04","slug":"review-bearfoot-beware-sea-magnolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-bearfoot-beware-sea-magnolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Bearfoot Beware &#8211;\u00a0Sea Magnolia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/db5f53c36dd9bfa4947016bc0029f91e\/tumblr_oczgq9lfGb1r8no6so5_r104_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><strong>Bearfoot Beware<\/strong> aren\u2019t one of the easiest bands to quickly define. The Leeds based three-piece have been dabbling in punk, math-rock and hardcore since they started up. With their latest album <em>\u2018Sea Magnolia\u2019<\/em>, they\u2019ve doubled down on their marriage of these genres, taking them further and more experimentally than on their past work.<\/p>\n<p>From the very first moments of opening track <em>\u2018Point Scorer\u2019<\/em>, you can feel the punk energy that runs through the veins of this album. Punchy guitar rhythms underline a catchy but energetic vocal performance. Vocalist Thomas Bradley shows off his talents throughout the run-time, doing smooth hooks here before going on to do a spoken-word verse on <em>\u2018Knot In The Rope\u2019<\/em>, and his signature punk yells come up constantly throughout the project.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Bearfoot Beware - Knots In The Rope (Live At The Old Cutting Room Studio)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R74ugxola_o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The more technical sound heard on previous work does eventually creep back in as the album progresses. While there aren\u2019t any outrageously weird or complex rhythms and time signatures, there is a constantly returning sense of groove from Michael Osbornes\u2019 drumming and Bradley\u2019s guitars throughout. <em>\u2018Philistines\u2019<\/em> bursts out with a particularly great breakdown, welcoming in skittish melodies over a relentless set of basslines. <em>\u2018No Wisdom\u2019<\/em> features one of the most mesmerizing riffs on the album, opening out with it before devolving into a more traditional rock track, and slowly folding the weirder stuff back in until the song finishes up with an explosive finale.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Future Beaut\u2019<\/em> is a minute-long noise-fest, a short but sweet crush of guitars and swift beats, briefly divided by an almost announcement-like vocal moment. It\u2019s the opposite impact of a typical interlude, a rush of tense power between longer, more strategically forceful songs.<\/p>\n<p>The album is ended by a messy, psychedelic title track that captures the group\u2019s good sense to tread new ground. The band grabs onto their wide range of genres and influences and pushes them to their limits, expanding on the tried-and-tested stuff they have already proven very capable of to great effect.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Sea Magnolia\u2019<\/i> by <b>Bearfoot Beware<\/b> is out now on <b>Superstar Destroyer Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bearfoot Beware<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/bearfootbeware.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BearfootBeware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bearfootbeware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bearfootbeware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bearfootbeware.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sam Seaton (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bimmBrighton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BIMMBrighton <\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bearfoot Beware aren\u2019t one of the easiest bands to quickly define. 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