{"id":4030,"date":"2016-10-06T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sum-41-13-voices\/"},"modified":"2016-10-06T17:51:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:51:13","slug":"album-review-sum-41-13-voices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sum-41-13-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Sum 41 – 13 Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sum 41<\/b> are back with a slightly tweaked yet rejuvenated line-up, and a hard-hitting album. With a maturing sound, and Deryck Whibley’s recent health issues serving as the lyrical spine, there’s a very apparent recurring theme of death throughout the ten tracks that make up ‘13 Voices’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Their statement of intent is clear from album opener ‘A Murder of Crows (You’re All Dead To Me)’<\/i>, a stadium-ready, chorus-driven alt-rock anthem. This contrasts nicely with ‘Goddamn I’m Dead Again’<\/i> which has a sound more familiar to old school Sum 41<\/b> fans. It launches itself at a Bad Religion-like pace, laced with great harmonies and a killer not-so-tongue-in-cheek classic-rock guitar solo, courtesy of the returning Dave Baksh. Lead off single, ‘Fake My Own Death’<\/i> stands clear as a highlight of the album along with the likes of ‘God Save Us All’<\/i> and the title track 13 Voices<\/i> as they are the epitomy of Sum 41<\/b>’s new dircetion.<\/p>\n

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The album dips into more serious territory with the emotionally driven trio of ‘War’<\/i>, ‘Twisted By Design’<\/i> and ‘Breaking The Chain’<\/i>. Although they wallow in their earnest lyrics, they still manage to have a tendency to be engaging through the band’s anthemic rock approach. It’s a trait the band havn’t lost.<\/p>\n

Overall ’13 Voices’<\/i> is a powerful record as Sum 41<\/b> successfully deliver angst-spilled lyrics over a new rock-driven sound with massive anthemic choruses, but with their feet still firmly stomping in their punk roots.<\/p>\n

It could be easy to fault the album on first listen. However, it’s just a case of adjusting to a new Sum 41<\/b>. Those wanting something no frills and fun along the lines of their earlier work or as serious as ‘Screaming Bloody Murder’<\/i>, this isn’t it. It could be considered that ’13 Voices’<\/i> is a matured take on 2004’s ‘Chuck’<\/i>, highlighting a range of weighty subjects yet sees the band re-embrace their playful side.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

’13 Voices’<\/i> by Sum 41<\/b> is released on October 7th on Hopeless Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Sum 41<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Tom Drakett (@tomdrakett<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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