{"id":5496,"date":"2016-05-12T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-modern-baseball-holy-ghost\/"},"modified":"2016-05-12T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:00:56","slug":"album-review-modern-baseball-holy-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-modern-baseball-holy-ghost\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Modern Baseball &#8211; Holy Ghost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/d0d9437554417dc69269e8b9da617120\/tumblr_o71971easp1r8no6so1_1280.png\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s emo pop foursome <b>Modern Baseball<\/b>\u2019s third album is a raw brand of split LP with a compelling, in-house approach; the first half is written by Jake Ewald and the second by Brendan Lukes. The album as one piece proves to have a maturing nature, featuring a multitude of both familiar and unexplored themes.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Holy Ghost\u2019<\/i> opens with the album teaser, a brief humble song performed acoustically and written about the loss and absence of Ewald\u2019s religious grandfather. Single, <i>\u2018The Wedding Singer\u2019<\/i> has a fun, bouncy rhythm and chiming riffs despite the not-so-fun narrative essence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p> <i>\u2018Note To Self\u2019<\/i> is the winner on Side Jake for its lucid authenticity; the lyric <i>\u201cCounting numbered days from the wheel we cried to clutch \/ Looking for some inspired land \/ But all I found were empty cans and cigarette butts \/ Lining dirty parking lots in Ottawa,\u201d<\/i> articulates a difficulty to enjoy touring owing to the great apathy permeating the track. Through the second half vocals are performed powerfully with deep emotion; a new &#8211; and impressive &#8211; step for <b>MoBo<\/b>. <i>\u2018Mass\u2019<\/i> is a concise, addictive number about missing someone afar; it has many specific references that allow the listener to feel both foreign to the subject, but likewise &#8211; ironically &#8211; able to relate to the long-distance struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Side Bren filters a more thrashing, angsty vibe. <i>\u2018Coding These to Lukens\u2019<\/i> has intricate riffs and clean harmonies that express Lukens\u2019 anxiety of what his peers think of him. <i>\u2018Breathing In Stereo\u2019<\/i> has similar themes to Ewald\u2019s half in that it laments missing someone and being on the road. <\/p>\n<p>The single <i>\u2018Apple Cider, I Don\u2019t Mind\u2019<\/i> echoes familiarity of <i>\u2018Sports\u2019<\/i> in its message but is written far more cryptically with poetic and rhetoric lyrics. Vocals are less clear-cut than previous releases, allowing an appreciation for each component in a track and giving a fuller sound to the album\u2019s entirety. <\/p>\n<p>The word &ldquo;mature&rdquo; can have negative connotations in this scene; <i>\u2018Holy Ghost\u2019<\/i> proves this to be unnecessary. A noble product of skilful dual-songwriting. <\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2019Holy Ghost&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Modern Baseball<\/b> is released on May 13th on <b>Big Scary Monsters<\/b> (UK) and <b>Run For Cover Records<\/b> (US).<\/p>\n<p><b>Modern Baseball<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernbaseballpa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ModernBaseball\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/modernbaseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/modernbaseballpa.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/modernbaseball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Lucy Jones (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loo_say9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@loo_say9<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia\u2019s emo pop foursome Modern Baseball\u2019s third album is a raw brand of split LP with a compelling, in-house approach; the first half is written by Jake Ewald and the second by Brendan Lukes. 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