{"id":4157,"date":"2016-09-20T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-beach-slang-a-loud-bash-of-teenage\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:01","slug":"album-review-beach-slang-a-loud-bash-of-teenage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-beach-slang-a-loud-bash-of-teenage\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Beach Slang &#8211;\u00a0A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/cfe6c2eb1e097e3eb5eb0ccb26f02972\/tumblr_oczgq9lfGb1r8no6so2_r8_500.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p><i>\u201cRe-record, not fade away; Re-record, not fade away; Re-record, not fade away\u201d<\/i> \u2013 the catchphrase from an old 80s television commercial where a skeleton is peddling the wonders of re-recordable VHS tapes. <\/p>\n<p>Which, in a roundabout way, brings us to <b>Beach Slang\u2019s<\/b> latest fistful of big dreams, <i>\u2018A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings\u2019<\/i>. In many ways it feels like a re-recording of <i>\u2018The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us\u2019<\/i>, which in turn felt like a re-recording of <i>\u2018Cheap Thrills on a Dead End Street\u2019<\/i> and <i> \u2018Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken?\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the thing; it\u2019s a sound that never gets tired. James Alex could sing about his battered heart in a million different ways and he will always, without fail, hit the mark. Affirmative, positive and covered in the dirt and dust that comes with an old soul, he\u2019s the relatable and honest, albeit ultimately optimistic, voice that makes <b>Beach Slang<\/b> so engaging. <\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings\u2019<\/i> is no different. Alex and Co know what it\u2019s like to be the misfit or outcast and can warm you with the solace that you\u2019re not alone. And, despite the over-the-top sentiments and occasionally corny lyrics, it\u2019s this sense of belonging that comes through strongest, especially on the powerful closing track <i>\u2018Warpaint\u2019<\/i>. Back on 2014\u2019s <i>\u2018American Girls and French Kisses\u2019<\/i> Alex proclaimed that <i>\u201cI hope when I die, I feel this alive.\u201d <\/i> Here, on <i>\u2018Warpaint\u2019<\/i>, the sentiment is the same. <i>\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to be alive,\u201d<\/i> Alex pleads, like it\u2019s some sort of mission statement that must be strictly adhered to. <\/p>\n<p>Which, in a roundabout way, brings us back to the living skeleton in the old Scotch tape commercial. <i>\u201cEvery recording as good as the first\u201d<\/i> the advert concludes, pushing the hard sell should you ever want to tape every episode of your favourite soap. <b>Beach Slang<\/b> continue to burn bright, and every record they make is an ever-so-slightly better re-recording of the last. <i>\u2018A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings\u2019<\/i> is a little more world-weary \u2013 no doubt coloured by a solid 12 months on the road and a rather turbulent 2016 \u2013 yet possesses a little more heart and a little more soul than its predecessors. The result is <b>Beach Slang<\/b>\u2019s punchy tales and rock\u2019n\u2019roll dreams are ever-so-slightly more relatable. <\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings&rsquo;<\/em> by <b>Beach Slang<\/b> is released on September 23rd on <b>Big Scary Monsters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Beach Slang<\/b> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beachslang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beachslang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/beachslang.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Rob Mair (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BobNightMair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRe-record, not fade away; Re-record, not fade away; Re-record, not fade away\u201d \u2013 the catchphrase from an old 80s television commercial where a skeleton is peddling the wonders of re-recordable VHS tapes. Which, in a roundabout way, brings us to Beach Slang\u2019s latest fistful of big dreams, \u2018A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings\u2019. 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