{"id":71539,"date":"2018-10-22T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=71539"},"modified":"2018-10-21T15:17:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T14:17:41","slug":"review-steady-hands-truth-in-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-steady-hands-truth-in-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Steady Hands – Truth In Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s weird to think that Steady Hands<\/b>\u2019 inception dates all the back to 2012, especially when, within that time, Sean Huber was experiencing his greatest stint of success to date drumming for Modern Baseball. Perhaps even more surprising is that they\u2019ve released a fairly consistent string of EPs since, but with MoBo\u2019s hiatus still ongoing, \u2019Truth In Comedy\u2019<\/i> feels like the nailed-on moment for Steady Hands<\/b> to establish themselves as a great band in their own right, rather than merely a side-project.<\/p>\n

And it doesn\u2019t quite get there, but it\u2019s not a case of not trying. On its own, this is a perfectly robust, melodic emo album, but it\u2019s hard not to view it alongside other MoBo projects, or even other emo bands in general. As a result, \u2019Truth In Comedy\u2019<\/i> can feel a bit basic, especially in the execution; it makes it clear where the penchant for huge, surging melodies came from, but it makes the likes of \u2019Christmas At The \u2018Vous\u2019<\/i> or \u2019Old House\u2019<\/i> feel more forgettable than they should.<\/p>\n