{"id":72811,"date":"2018-11-19T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=72811"},"modified":"2018-11-18T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T17:59:51","slug":"review-crooked-teeth-honey-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-crooked-teeth-honey-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Crooked Teeth – Honey EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Southern California\u2019s Crooked Teeth<\/strong> don\u2019t fit neatly into a box. New EP \u2018Honey\u2019 <\/em>borrows elements of their pop-punk, emo and alternative peers\u2019 sounds to create something short, emotive and impactful. It\u2019s a mishmash of sound normally left to the bands we grew up with, but Crooked Teeth<\/strong> have put their own stamp on it, demonstrating their skill at bringing it to the present day.<\/p>\n

There are moments of title track \u2018Honey\u2019 <\/em>during which the vocals sound hauntingly like Death Cab or Jimmy Eat World\u2019s Ben Gibbard and Jim Adkins respectively. The synth-laden intro would slot right into a Depeche Mode or Nine Inch Nails album and, while it stays at one level for the most part, it still feels dynamic throughout.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hate Me\u2019 <\/em>has the soaring guitars of Anberlin and bouncing refrains of The Starting Line. In contrast, \u2018Absent\u2019 <\/em>includes altered vocals and electronic drums, adding an unexpected dimension to an otherwise simple rock song. This U-turn continues with \u2018You and Me (Whatever)\u2019<\/em>, at times a chart-worthy pop song, at others a lesson in pop-punk 101. Dare we say it, \u2018Broken Bones\u2019 <\/em>even sounds like Elliot Minor (remember them?)<\/p>\n