{"id":67931,"date":"2018-08-10T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=67931"},"modified":"2018-08-14T20:44:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T19:44:28","slug":"review-homebound-more-to-me-than-misery-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-homebound-more-to-me-than-misery-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Homebound – More To Me Than Misery EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>So much buzz surrounds Homebound<\/strong> you\u2019d think they were teetering over a bees\u2019 nest. After a handful of EPs, including 2017\u2019s well-received \u2018The Mould You Build Yourself Around<\/em>\u2019,<\/a> there\u2019s anticipation to \u2018More to Me Than Misery\u2019.<\/em> Don\u2019t worry, you haven\u2019t been stung.<\/p>\n

Homebound<\/strong> describe themselves as pop-punk and, yes, there is a definite pop-punk vibe to the songs, but there are flavours of something heavier and meatier. Imagine someone used a knife to slice a lemon before cutting your piece of cake. At times the sound borders on post-hardcore, similar to bands such as Movements, but wouldn\u2019t be out of place on the Drive-Thru Records roster circa 2003.<\/p>\n

Currently a four-piece, Homebound<\/strong> are keen to emphasise their darker approach. \u2018Change of Heart’ <\/em>opens with eerie guitars and a thunderous backbeat. Vocalist Charlie Boughton seems reluctant to begin, confessing quietly until the tempo forces him to unleash a real hook. \u00a0His voice mixes a pleasing bite with a real knack for choruses. Throughout, he avoids the anthemic and instead cleverly threads melodies, meaning you\u2019re never far from a hook; even when things get shouty on \u2018Yours Truly\u2019<\/em>.
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