{"id":58986,"date":"2018-04-19T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=58986"},"modified":"2018-04-18T20:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T19:55:37","slug":"review-mccafferty-yarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-mccafferty-yarn\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: McCafferty &#8211; Yarn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58987\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-465x466.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yarn-499x500.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There have been several incarnations of <strong>McCafferty<\/strong> since their inception as a solo project by lead singer Nick Hartkop in 2010. Through several EP\u2019s and a hiatus, the quartet have grown from a near carbon copy of The Front Bottoms into something of their own. <em>\u2018Yarn\u2019<\/em> is somewhat of a new beginning for <strong>McCafferty<\/strong>, the LP is their first full-length album release on <strong>Triple Crown Records<\/strong> and it flourishes as the band take risks with broader instrumentals and richer sounding production.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Yarn\u2019<\/em> is a promising look into the future of the band; while their defiant home-grown twang remains, the album see\u2019s the band take a leap forward toward something darker, more thoughtful and with a far richer sound. The sense of cutesy paradoxical self-deprecation is evenly dispersed, giving the integrity of the macabre in the more affecting lyrics a needed solemnness. The spike in<em> \u2018Scotland\u2019<\/em> is the startling poignancy of the lyrics, while the harrowing simplicity of <em>\u2018It\u2019s A\u2019<\/em> make for near uncomfortable listening.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"McCafferty &quot;Paper, Pencil, Copyright&quot; (official video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gf3tpU4-P54?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say the album is rife with outright lows.<em> \u2018Loser\u2019,<\/em> and <em>\u2018Mary Z\u2019<\/em> are driven by the strength of their dancing power chords and raw energy. While title track <em>\u2018Yarn\u2019<\/em> sticks with a catchy melody and earworm chorus. <em>\u2018Westboro Sadness\u2019<\/em> sees <strong>McCafferty<\/strong> spiral into a rage-fuelled reaction to the Steubenville football rapes. It\u2019s not pleasant listening, nor should it be, but the fact <strong>McCafferty<\/strong> are approaching the subject gives the band grit, something others could learn from.<\/p>\n<p>The influence of the scene <strong>McCafferty<\/strong> are part of is clear across the album, but rather than adhere to the patterns of their previous releases <em>&#8216;Yarn&#8217;<\/em> is heavy with risk. Though not entirely unpredictable, there\u2019s an ugly fearlessness in the honesty here. Fans of tightly tuned and thoroughly polished anthems need not look to <strong>McCafferty<\/strong> for solace, but for those who seek out rough and ready statements of emotion. Delivered with a kick and heaps of character, <em>\u2018Yarn\u2019<\/em> is worth a second glance.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yarn&#8217; by\u00a0<strong>McCafferty<\/strong> is out now on\u00a0<strong>Triple Crown Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCafferty<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccaffertyband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mccaffertyband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccaffertyband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mccaffertymusic.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Annabel Platt&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Annabel Platt (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIMMBrighton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BIMMBrighton<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;With heaps of character, \u2018Yarn\u2019 is worth a second glance&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,15200,199,202,15199],"class_list":["post-58986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-annabel-platt","tag-mccafferty","tag-triple-crown-records","tag-yarn"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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