{"id":5166,"date":"2016-07-05T09:47:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-river-becomes-ocean-december-ep\/"},"modified":"2016-07-05T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:47:13","slug":"album-review-river-becomes-ocean-december-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-river-becomes-ocean-december-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: River Becomes Ocean – December EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brighton alt-rock quartet River Becomes Ocean<\/b> surfaced back in 2013 and three years later, their new EP \u2018December\u2019<\/i> is not one to miss. Having toured with the likes of Funeral for a Friend and Silverstein, they\u2019ve crammed a lot into their youthful career on stage and 2016 is their time to shine.<\/p>\n

As the unified chants of \u2018We Will\u2019<\/i> being the EP\u2019s proceedings, it\u2019s clear to see the frequent comparison to Bring Me The Horizon as the aggressive screams suddenly rip into the track. This, mixed with polished but forceful cleans and the rapturous instrumentation being a constant, creates a brilliant recipe for success. \u2018Lies\u2019<\/i> lays off the heavy and floats in a haze with added electronic touches and is passionate but sombre. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u2018Seven\u2019<\/i> brings back the heaviness with brutal lyrics, drum work that hits to the core and comes complete with a rather disarming child-like voice reciting a spooked-up version of a famous nursery rhyme. Horror movie material, perhaps? Elsewhere, \u2018Buried at Sea\u2019<\/i> continues the poignant and emotive vocal work while the quick guitar work and heavy percussion roll into one to encapsulate River Becomes Ocean<\/b>\u2019s signature sound. Lastly, \u2018For Now\u2019<\/i> is as if a weight as been lifted off the shoulders of the previous song. Flowing harmonisation, the subtle use of acoustic guitar and the addition of soft female vocals mixed with the rasp of Marvin McMahon\u2019s cleans makes for a bittersweet ending.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It seems as if the Brighton boys have been around a lot longer than just two records and they\u2019ve definitely got this one down to a fine art. We\u2019re looking forward to seeing what\u2019s next up for the quartet as they\u2019re definitely here to raise the stakes.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019December\u2019<\/em> EP by River Becomes Ocean<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n

River Becomes Ocean<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Phoebe Messenger (@\/kangaezu_ni<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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