{"id":77586,"date":"2019-03-26T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=77586"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:24:03","slug":"review-the-alchemy-chemical-daydream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-alchemy-chemical-daydream\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Alchemy &#8211; Chemical Daydream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77603\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/The-Alchemy-Chemical-Daydream-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\">The Alchemy<\/strong> is probably an unfamiliar name to you. Their latest release, <em>\u2018Chemical Daydream\u2019<\/em>, is poised to change that. Hoping to prove they&#8217;re not \u201cjust another rock band\u201d, their album is comprised of ten tracks hand-picked to highlight the vast influences the band has. From the Enter Shikari-esque <em>\u2018We\u2019re All Just Criminals\u2019<\/em> to the catchy <em>\u2018Slave to Gravity\u2019<\/em>, each song offers something subtly different.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Take Me Alive\u2019<\/em> is an unspectacular intro; the tone and style of guitar licks suggest it\u2019s a generic pop-rock tune, but paired with the hefty bassline, the song manages to pull itself away from this initial judgement. The subtle electronica that chimes in adds another dimension to a song that could be quite boring without <strong>The Alchemy<\/strong>\u2019s energy and ability.<\/p>\n<p>Building on <strong>The Alchemy<\/strong>\u2019s electronic-infused rock sound is <em>\u2018Better the Devil You Know\u2019<\/em>. The pairing of cleaner guitars and distorted ones causes difficulty pinning one genre onto the Canterbury quartet. Elements of this song feel familiar, from the singalong chorus to the buzzing synths in the bridge and at over four minutes long, <em>\u2018Better the Devil\u2026\u2019<\/em> feels too much: the song feels stretched thin and does little to hold our attention.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Alchemy - Better The Devil You Know (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OJxfyMeXurQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Intertwined\u2019<\/em> transitions the LP effortlessly from pop-punk to perfectly produced stripped-back tracks. Rhys Taylor\u2019s vocal and Alex Porro\u2019s synths are quite obviously influenced by the late Arcane Roots. The emotion in Taylor\u2019s voice as he delivers his words is captivating \u2013 it\u2019s difficult to feel anything outside of this track. Each element works perfectly to make <em>\u2018Intertwined\u2019<\/em> the stand-out track on this record \u2013 put simply, it\u2019s stunning.<\/p>\n<p>The title track, <em>&#8216;Chemical Daydream&#8217; <\/em>will throw you into a spin as Taylor sings,\u00a0<em>&#8220;am I alive, or am I just a machine?&#8221;<\/em> It sits at almost six minutes long and flows through all of the sounds present on the album. Bringing emotion and philosophy into play with some brilliant lyrics, there&#8217;s a lot to love about\u00a0<strong>The Alchemy<\/strong>&#8216;s debut LP.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Chemical Daydream&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0<strong>The Alchemy\u00a0<\/strong>is released on 29th March.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Alchemy<\/b>\u00a0links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thealchemyuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAlchemyuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thealchemy_band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dottie Giles (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DottieG19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DottieG19<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bringing emotion and philosophy into play with some brilliant lyrics, there&#8217;s a lot to love about\u00a0The Alchemy&#8217;s debut LP&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":77603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,16767,16554,16731],"class_list":["post-77586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-chemical-daydream","tag-dottie-giles","tag-the-alchemy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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