{"id":4962,"date":"2016-08-10T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-secret-stuff-sundressed-split-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:02","slug":"album-review-secret-stuff-sundressed-split-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-secret-stuff-sundressed-split-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Secret Stuff \/ Sundressed &#8211; Split EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/cc928b7ce1d85696f2c8665dd7b4246f\/tumblr_objw5b17Kg1r8no6so3_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Split singles have always worked as a solid way to cross pollinate fan-bases. Get two bands together with similar ideals and a complimentary sound and for a punter, even if you\u2019re only familiar with one of the bands, you\u2019re almost guaranteed a winning outcome.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a concept well-understood by the fine folk at <b>Spartan Records<\/b> and implemented perfectly by Nashville\u2019s <b>Secret Stuff<\/b> and Tempe, Arizona\u2019s <b>Sundressed<\/b>. Musically, <b>Secret Stuff<\/b> play slightly mathy, American Football\/Braid inspired emo while <b>Sundressed<\/b> like to hit you with a big chorus and some easy hooks. It makes for a heaven-sent match in this all-too-brief 4-song split.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/secretstuffsundressed.bandcamp.com\/album\/split-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Split EP by Secret Stuff \/ Sundressed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every song is a winner, but there\u2019s two clear stand-outs; the labyrinthine and epic <i>\u2018Ew, You Taste Like Cigarettes\u2019<\/i> by <b>Secret Stuff<\/b> and the toe-tappingly infectious <i>\u2018Autopilot\u2019<\/i> by <b>Sundressed<\/b>. Both are vastly different and highlight the depth and variety of the emo genre \u2013 something that can be a double-edged sword on splits like this. That it works is testament to the water-tight song-writing of the two groups, and the fact you won\u2019t find yourself choosing one band\u2019s tracks over the other makes it a triumph from start to finish. <\/p>\n<p>The result is a remarkably balanced, consistently excellent split single that serves as the perfect introduction to two of the best up-and-coming emo bands out there. Miss this at your peril\u2026<\/p>\n<p>5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Secret Stuff \/ Sundressed Split EP&rsquo;<\/em> by <strong>Secret Stuff<\/strong> and <strong>Sundressed<\/strong> is now on <b>Spartan Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secret Stuff<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/secretstuffemo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/secretstuffemo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/secretstuffemo.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sundressed<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sundressed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sundressedband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/sundressed.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>Split singles have always worked as a solid way to cross pollinate fan-bases. 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It\u2019s a concept well-understood by the fine folk at Spartan Records [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":15634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[15022,3217,3218,731],"class_list":["post-4962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-rob-mair","tag-secret-stuff","tag-spartan-records","tag-sundressed"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Album Review:\u00a0Secret Stuff \/ Sundressed - Split EP - Already Heard Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Split singles have always worked as a solid way to cross pollinate fan-bases. 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