{"id":68602,"date":"2018-08-28T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=68602"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T13:36:31","slug":"review-the-survival-code-hopelessness-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-survival-code-hopelessness-of-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Survival Code – Hopelessness Of People"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There\u2019s a reason that early- and mid-2000s Brit Rock is remembered with such fondness. When the only rock bands of note the UK produced were of the throwaway indie variety that would not age well whatsoever. The likes of Hundred Reasons would open so many doors for bands to break away from a regimented style, and get success from doing it. Even if the Brit Rock ethos has somewhat shifted in focus over time, it\u2019s no wonder that plenty of new bands still adhere to that older way of thinking.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s even better is that they tend to be pretty good at it, too. Just take The Survival Code<\/b> on their new album \u2018Hopelessness Of People\u2019.<\/i>\u00a0Condensing classic post-hardcore for a two-piece configuration without losing any of the muscle. Even if it\u2019s not pushing the envelope in any way with how prominently its influences are worn – the huskier end of Gary McGuinness\u2019 vocals can be strikingly reminiscent to Hundred Reasons – the likes of \u2019Anything Goes These Days\u2019<\/i> and \u2019Not Working<\/i> display an ear for melody that\u2019s absolutely undeniable.
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