{"id":5510,"date":"2016-05-09T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-napoleon-newborn-mind\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T23:29:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T23:29:59","slug":"album-review-napoleon-newborn-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-napoleon-newborn-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Napoleon – Newborn Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The thing with melodic hardcore is, while bands will typically find success in their own box, breaking out into the wider market doesn’t necessarily follow. Napoleon<\/b> are a prime example of this – the Exeter quartet have garnered some mid-level success since their formation in 2011, but they’ve never been able to break through the glass ceiling. And while debut full-length ‘Newborn Mind’<\/i> is unlikely to see them smash through, but it’ll definitely leave some cracks.<\/p>\n

Musically, Napoleon<\/b> ply a brand of hardcore that’s heavily indebted to the riffy, intricate skate-punk of the likes of Propagandhi. Because of this, there’s an unwavering pace that abounds this album, especially in the likes of ‘Different Skin’<\/i> with its almost math-esque riffs backing Wesley Thompson’s Sam Carter-like vocals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It’s a breath of fresh air from the leaden one-dimensional-ness of some hardcore. ‘Brought Here To Suffer’<\/i> is unpredictable in the way it convulses through its six minutes, while ‘Of Jams, Smokes & Promises’<\/i> is one of the best songs Stick To Your Guns never wrote.<\/p>\n

The main problem with this level of detail though, is that it can be a lot to take in at times. Napoleon<\/b> are clearly proficient musicians, that much is undeniable, but sometimes tracks like ‘Stargazer’<\/i> feel so overly stuffed with content it becomes difficult to fully keep track of what exactly is going on.<\/p>\n

Still, to have a band like Napoleon<\/b> in the first place – a technical hardcore band that border on full-on progressive – is a great thing in itself. They’re still yet to properly find their feet, but the material on ‘Newborn Mind’<\/i> is strong enough to suggest that there’s a bright future ahead of Napoleon<\/b>.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Newborn Mind’<\/em> by Napoleon<\/strong> is released on May 27th on Basick Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Words by Luke Nuttall (@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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