{"id":47990,"date":"2015-08-12T11:51:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T10:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-knuckle-puck-copacetic-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T20:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:38:49","slug":"album-review-knuckle-puck-copacetic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-knuckle-puck-copacetic\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Knuckle\u00a0Puck –\u00a0Copacetic"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"image\"The debut album from Chicago\u2019s Knuckle Puck<\/strong> arrives amid feverish anticipation, and it\u2019s not difficult to see why. They\u2019ve earned themselves a reputation for being a hard-working band; previous EP \u2018While I Stay Secluded\u2019<\/em> was released late last year after a well-received split with Neck Deep and increasingly high-profile support slots, and that hard work led to signing with Rise Records last December, whom notably haven\u2019t signed any pop-punk acts in a while. They\u2019ve joined a roster that includes the likes of Transit and Man Overboard, so they\u2019re in good company, but does ‘Copacetic\u2019<\/em> live up to the hype? In one word: absolutely.<\/figure>\n

The quintet haven\u2019t just employed the same formulae as in the past; their debut allows them to showcase a more expansive and expressive side that was previously only hinted at. Again working with Seth Henderson (\u2019While I Stay Secluded<\/em>\u2019), who\u2019s also handled production for Real Friends in the past, the band have opted to pursue a more spacious sound that trades in polish for precision. Opener ‘Wall to Wall (Depreciation)\u2019<\/i> doesn\u2019t waste any time, setting out the album\u2019s stall with an energetic blast of melody that links up with lead single ‘Disdain\u2019<\/i> brilliantly. The music\u2019s frequently bright tone is often at odds with introspective lyrics (\u201cYou twist my tongue with costly dividends \/ Twice the effort, half the outcome \/ Why won\u2019t I step forward when there\u2019s so much to step for? \/ I\u2019m sinking lower with every growth spurt \/ Decay, decay, decay\u201d<\/i>), but this balancing of light and shade is what makes the music so effective, as evinced by the contrast between the sombre acoustic track ‘Ponder\u2019<\/i> and the borderline euphoric ‘Evergreen\u2019<\/i>, a definite highlight of the record.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the surface pleasures of the likes of ‘Poison Pen Letter\u2019<\/i> (on which frontman Joe Taylor, to our ears, sounds like a dead ringer for Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years), the band explore their options. There\u2019s a more dynamic and ambitious band at work on the likes of ‘In Your Crosshairs\u2019<\/i> and ‘Swing\u2019<\/i>, while the huge-sounding ‘True Contrite\u2019<\/i> has them showing off a heavier sound that suits them down to the ground. Closer ‘Untitled\u2019<\/i>, meanwhile, is an impressive eight minutes in length, and finds the quintet riding out an extended instrumental coda to bring the album to a close.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an unusual move, but ‘Copacetic\u2019<\/em> isn\u2019t your usual pop-punk record, frequently playing with song structures and the well-worn genre tropes. It seems that they want to be more than just another band in a scene that, whilst not being quite as saturated as it used to be, requires something special to stand out. They worked hard to get to where they are now, and if their debut is any indication, the next phase of the band could be something quite different. Everything is more than just copacetic here \u2013 this is an exciting album from a band who are set to achieve big things.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Copacetic\u2019<\/em> by Knuckle Puck<\/strong> is out now on Rise Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Knuckle Puck<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Gareth O’Malley (@vetusmemoria<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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