{"id":71096,"date":"2018-10-15T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=71096"},"modified":"2018-10-13T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T12:17:59","slug":"review-seasonal-weathered-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-seasonal-weathered-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Seasonal – Weathered EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Seasonal<\/strong>\u2019s \u2018Weathered\u2019 <\/em>EP doesn\u2019t waste any time diving head first into a purely pop-punk sound. It\u2019s high energy from the get go and as soon as \u2018Strangers\u2019 <\/em>starts with frontman Matt Truseler singing \u201cso I\u2019m feeling lost<\/em>\u201d it\u2019s clear in which direction this is heading.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing particularly unique about the record, but what it does it does very well. Upbeat, catchy, short and punchy: each song is a driving force, clean in execution and filled with personality. The only time things take a breather is midway through \u2018High & Dry\u2019<\/em>, with slowed down simple guitars and layered harmonies.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also vivid imagery in the lyrics. \u201cThere\u2019s so much I would like to know, like if we share more than chromosomes or the cocktail that makes up our flesh and bones\u201d<\/em> is just one example. It takes things one step further than the usual lyrics about relationships we\u2019ve heard repeatedly before, including on Seasonal<\/strong>\u2019s previous release \u2018Bloom\u2019<\/em>. That\u2019s not to say we\u2019ve escaped the clich\u00e9s, however (\u201cI spin like a broken record\u201d)<\/em>. The balance is achieved on \u2018Twelve\u2019<\/em>, a song which although dedicated wholly to a breakup, handles the emotion with a realistic maturity.<\/p>\n