{"id":7172,"date":"2015-10-19T11:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T11:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-speaking-in-shadows-the-anchor-ep\/"},"modified":"2015-10-19T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T11:40:19","slug":"album-review-speaking-in-shadows-the-anchor-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-speaking-in-shadows-the-anchor-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Speaking in Shadows – The Anchor EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Speaking
\nNuneaton\u2019s not exactly the vibrant nucleus of alt-rock, but all it takes is one mighty quintet to emerge from the shadows to change the genre\u2019s fortunes. Speaking in Shadows<\/b> prove outright how this should be done with new EP \u2019The Anchor\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u2019Scatter\u2019<\/i> and \u2019Bite\u2019<\/i> is a textbook product of the aforementioned genre, brandishing web-weaving riffs coating listeners in a cocoon. A bloodline of alt-rock leaning towards the corners of the post-hardcore spectrum courses through the EP, where the band indulge in soundscapes that encapsulate adversity and struggle of hope. This is most evident on \u2018And Grit\u2019<\/i>, where vocalist Adam Smith bursts through the layers of instrumentation with a promise declaring, \u201cIf I leave tonight, I will throwaway all the dreams.\u201d<\/i> Similarly, \u2019Capsized\u2019<\/i> stirs and rattles with sudden halts and off-kilter jabs to shake listeners off course. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The EP shares a resemblance to SIS<\/b>\u2019 contemporaries Mallory Knox while also capturing the exuberant rawness of early Funeral for a Friend. However, it is the latter portion of the EP that fans of the band can expect a new mathy influence on both \u2018Easy For You\u2019<\/i> and \u2019Figure Of Eighty\u2019<\/i> taking the vessel towards a new unchartered sound.<\/p>\n

\u2019The Anchor\u2019<\/i> offers a new glimpse into SIS<\/b>\u2019 potential future, unveiling a concrete map to conquer a new phase of musicianship for the band to cover.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Anchor EP’<\/em> by Speaking In Shadows<\/strong> is released on 19th October.<\/p>\n

Speaking In Shadows<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Aaron Akeredolu (@boymostlikelyto<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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