{"id":4032,"date":"2016-10-06T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-balance-and-composure-light-we\/"},"modified":"2016-10-06T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:50:15","slug":"album-review-balance-and-composure-light-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-balance-and-composure-light-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Balance and Composure – Light We Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pennsylvania\u2019s emo five-piece Balance and Composure<\/b> have returned, and this time with something a little different. Diverging almost completely from the lengthened, impassioned vocals, and the hazy, convoluted riffs of \u2018Separation,\u2019<\/i> and encompassing the fluidity and ambiguous sound of \u2018The Things We Think We’re Missing\u2019<\/i>, third album \u2018Light We Made\u2019<\/i> is not necessarily the B&C<\/b> many have so far adored, but it displays a further evolution of sound you can admire. <\/p>\n

Muffled robotic vocals, subtle guitar usage, eerie chimes, and persistently tame drumming make up \u2018For A Walk\u2019<\/i>, and it wouldn’t sound out of place on Netflix’s thrilling drama ‘Stranger Things’. Not only does it convey dissimilarity from their previous releases, but a uniqueness within the genre at present. Recent single, \u2018Postcard\u2019<\/i>, is an album highlight with its clean, gradual percussion complementing Jon Simmons’ hypnotic vocals.<\/p>\n

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Opening track, \u2018Midnight Zone\u2019<\/i> begins with a textured, fuzzy tone, welcoming the gloomy, reverb trait that features continuously throughout ‘Light We Made’<\/i>. However in contrast, \u2018Loam\u2019<\/i> is where the bands experimentation reaches a new level; a combination of incongruous auto-tuned vocals and hazy guitars prove to ineffective.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, B&C<\/b> haven’t abandoned their alt-rock tendencies altogether. \u2018Call It Losing Touch\u2019<\/i> fuses ringing guitars with Jon Simmons\u2019 signature lucid, solemn vocals. While \u2018Fame\u2019<\/i> highlights their trend to deliver steady, cathartic yet solid songs where Simmons’ vocals melt into the instrumental substance on offer.<\/p>\n

Although some may disown Balance and Composure<\/b> after hearing ‘Light We Made’<\/i>; the urgency and screams of ‘Separation’<\/i> are long gone, others will welcome and appreciate their progression. The severe shift to a layered and experimental sound has its benefits, proving to be fluid and, eventually, rewarding.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018Light We Made\u2019<\/i> by Balance and Composure<\/b> is released digitally on October 7th and physically on November 4th on Big Scary Monsters<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Balance and Composure<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Lucy Jones (@loo_say9<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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