{"id":5500,"date":"2016-05-11T14:08:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-clique-burden-piece\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:20:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:20:43","slug":"album-review-clique-burden-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-clique-burden-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0CLIQUE – Burden Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite being described as melodic indie-rock, which covers a multitude of sins, there’s something of the elusive about CLIQUE<\/i>. I don’t know if it’s in pinning down their sound; there’s a definite air of college radio about them and also a kind of lo-fi shoe gaze, or if it’s down to their songs, most of which weigh in at around 2 minutes or less; music for the internet generation maybe?<\/p>\n

Although they have a definite ear for a melody, there’s little regard for traditional song structure with many of the songs sounding like snippets giving a slight sense of incompleteness. This is no bad thing though, opener, ‘Worth’<\/i>, ‘Mess’<\/i> with its cool guitar lines and the brutal honesty of ‘Usage’<\/i> all showcase their signature guitar sound and downbeat vocals to good effect.<\/p>\n

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It’s the middle few tracks of the album that really work best though; ‘Crater’<\/i> mixes things up with a more rocky feel, while the ballady ‘Quappy’<\/i> adds emotional depth. ‘Wishful Thinking’<\/i> follows in a teenage love song vibe, but there’s a bit more range and power to this cool track, as is the case with ‘Separate’<\/i> with its layers of guitars adding weight to the bright melody.<\/p>\n

‘Saline’<\/i> is probably the best worked song on the record though; its guitar melody meanders along brightly before gathering a little intensity towards the end making for a fine two minutes. They do stretch themselves to around three minutes on the last two tracks, but the big riffing ‘Mutual’<\/i> is rather laboured, although closing track ‘Kelly’<\/i>, which has a more serious feel, conjuring up images of ex-girlfriends and summer, works well. <\/p>\n

All in all, ‘Burden Piece’<\/i> is an enjoyable record, which despite sticking close to the band\u2019s signature sound, does have some top quality moments.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Burden Piece’<\/em> by CLIQUE<\/strong> is released on May 27th on Topshelf Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

CLIQUE<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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