{"id":69526,"date":"2018-09-11T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=69526"},"modified":"2018-09-13T22:16:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T21:16:38","slug":"review-fatherson-sum-of-all-your-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-fatherson-sum-of-all-your-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Fatherson – Sum of All Your Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s a band who have decided exactly what kind of music they\u2019d like to play, without worrying about what\u2019ll make them reach the mainstream. In comparison to Fatherson<\/strong>\u2019s previous two albums \u2013 both treasure-filled, easily listenable numbers \u2013 \u2018Sum Of All Your Parts\u2019 <\/em>is a plunge into the unknown, taking chances on songs which aren\u2019t as immediately recognisable but hold their charm in their willingness to try something new.<\/p>\n

Less concerned with the anthemic choruses we\u2019ve come to expect from the band, the songs focus more on their message. \u2018The Landscape<\/em>\u2019 isn\u2019t immediately memorable but the repetition of \u201cdo I give up?\u201d <\/em>enforces the intensity of the subject. The sullen, solemn \u2018Oh Yes\u2019 <\/em>serves as a warning to wasting your time on relationships that don\u2019t work and, as lead singer Ross Leighton sings \u201cI don\u2019t want to lose you but you\u2019re making it hard, so hard\u201d <\/em>the emotion is as powerful as his. The poetry spoken over the top is just one example of their more experimental direction, and fully embraces a focus on the meaning.<\/p>\n