{"id":77218,"date":"2019-03-26T15:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=77218"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:23:58","slug":"review-colt48-negatives-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-colt48-negatives-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Colt48 – Negatives EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As tempting as it can be to blindly follow trends in music nowadays, there\u2019s a certain degree of bravery to Colt48<\/b> so openly proclaiming one of their influences to be 2000s nu-metal. It\u2019s bound to get some funny looks, but to their credit, it seems to have worked for the duo up to now; they\u2019ve managed to nab some considerable support slots as well as a neat amount of hype for this new EP.<\/p>\n

That said, it doesn\u2019t take long for that good will to circle back into scepticism again, as \u2019Negatives\u2019<\/i> pretty much confirms all expectations of this being an unfortunately dated and lumpen listen. Credit where it\u2019s due though – for a duo, Colt48<\/b> can at least conjure up a much thicker, chunkier sound than expected, and even break into a solid groove when necessary like on \u2019Scapegoat\u2019<\/i>. On the whole, it\u2019s more of a serviceable take on a questionable style than anything else; it has its own problems in abundance, but compared to the unceasingly dull angst-rock of a band like Three Days Grace, this is definitely preferable.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/B3LVx5rkzD4<\/p>\n

Those issues definitely remain though, and for all of the melodic instincts that Colt 48<\/b> display, the sludgy, turgid guitar tone combined with overweight nu-metal production and Adam Jerome\u2019s solid but ultimately anonymous vocals lead to a band that simply fall into the background. If this had come around a decade-and-a-half ago, it might\u2019ve been passable, but rock has evolved past the point of post-grunge ubiquity, and it\u2019s hard to see where something like this can fit in among that.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that Colt48<\/b> can\u2019t<\/i>\u00a0fit in – again, they\u2019ve got more potential than even some of the most established acts in their scene – but \u2019Negatives\u2019<\/i> feels like an EP spinning its wheels without a definitive game plan. On the whole, it\u2019s more rock-by-numbers than anything, and it\u2019s hard to see how that can fly in 2019.<\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Negatives’<\/i> EP by Colt48<\/b> is released on 29th March.<\/p>\n

Colt48<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Bandcamp<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Luke Nuttall (@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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