{"id":77658,"date":"2019-03-28T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=77658"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:23:51","slug":"review-lags-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-lags-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: LAGS \u2013 Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77659\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-30x30.png 30w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-465x465.png 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lags-soon.png 927w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When you think of Rome, you may think of history, religion and culture, but from now on you should think of <strong>LAGS<\/strong>. The post-hardcore quartet built a cult following by playing debut album \u2018<em>Pilot<\/em>\u2019 throughout Italy and, having signed with new label Casu Marzu Records, they\u2019re ready to release long-awaited second album \u2018<em>Soon<\/em>\u2019. \u00a0The good news is, they\u2019ve taken the indie-rock influenced post-hardcore sound of their debut and pushed it in a slightly different direction, making for a catchier, livelier record you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off with a confident take on their debut\u2019s sound, \u2018<em>Knives and Wounds<\/em>\u2019 is a raucous start, but after the brash noisy opening things quickly settle down. Falling back on an elegant mix of driving guitar twangs and recurring vocals, it&#8217;s reminiscent of the early 2000s garage rock scene, even recalling bands like Franz Ferdinand. It\u2019s particularly notable on the almost pop-rock \u2018<em>What It Takes<\/em>\u2019, with its smooth refrain of <em>&#8220;We started a war&#8221;<\/em> but importantly, the brighter tone doesn\u2019t dim its edge and in fact, sharpens it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LAGS - Knives and Wounds\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sy_5ME14Yso?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>Part of the album\u2019s appeal is how it twists the influence of bands such as Boysetsfire and Hot Water Music into something distinct. Though it favours an accessible sound, you can still hear their post-hardcore roots, be it in Daniele De Carli\u2019s grubby bass or the boisterous attitude, which extends to Antonio Canestri\u2019s vocals. He uses a distant-sounding bark on songs like \u2018<em>Magic Bullet<\/em>\u2019 but he\u2019s most powerful on <em>\u2018Echoes<\/em>\u2019, where he softens his gruff tone to a warm and enticing croon. Similarly, the careful way he emphasises words during choruses is heartfelt and creates surprisingly effective hooks. Nowhere more so than album highlight, \u2018<em>Showdown<\/em>\u2019; streamlined and almost anthemic.<\/p>\n<p>So, yes<strong> LAGS<\/strong> may have relaxed their sound, but in doing so, they\u2019ve settled on a style which is bright, distinct and honest, offering enough clout to bring them to a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Soon&#8217;<\/em> by <strong>LAGS<\/strong> is released on 29th March on <strong>Casu Marzu Records<\/strong>, <b>To Lose La Track<\/b> and <b>Fuzzy Cluster Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAGS<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wearelags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/wearelags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/casumarzurecords.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;bright, distinct and honest\u2026 LAGS have enough clout to bring them to a wider audience&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":77659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,16775,16778,15621,4424,16774,16777],"class_list":["post-77658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-casu-marzu-records","tag-fuzzy-cluster-records","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-lags","tag-soon","tag-to-lose-la-track"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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