{"id":78318,"date":"2019-04-25T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=78318"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:23:04","slug":"review-best-of-enemies-a-fear-that-comes-around-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-best-of-enemies-a-fear-that-comes-around-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Best of Enemies &#8211; A Fear That Comes Around EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-78319 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"best of enemies ep artwork\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/best-of-enemies-ep-artwork.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201c<em>I\u2019ve been buying records that I can\u2019t afford\/I\u2019ve tried learning a language, just \u2018cause I\u2019m bored<\/em>\u201d sings vocalist Sam Christmas on the opening verse of \u2018<em>I\u2019m In Hell<\/em>\u2019. On the first track on their new EP \u2018<em>A Fear That Comes Around<\/em>\u2019, Croydon quartet <strong>Best of Enemies<\/strong> are speaking with frank honesty. On this release, the follow up to their 2016 effort \u2018<em>Sorry State<\/em>\u2019, we are presented with four tracks of perfectly palatable pop-rock. No new ground is broken, but in all honesty, it\u2019s something of an improvement on their earlier material.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u2018<em>I\u2019m In Hell<\/em>\u2019 comes \u2018<em>Running Rings<\/em>\u2019. It has a very You Me At Six vibe about it, the sort of offering that is likely to please emo and indie kids alike. Ultimately though, the track as a whole never really gets going. At this point, the EP starts to feel perhaps slightly underwhelming, but thankfully \u2018<em>Shake the Feeling<\/em>\u2019 comes along offering a degree of respite. Less derivative, it has a steady beat and a strong finish, the passion of the band clearly shining through. It&#8217;s a slow burner that sees a wave of fury ignite at a thrilling climax; a maelstrom of intensity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Best of Enemies - &#039;Shake the Feeling&#039;\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lsyxoqj8GFk?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>Continuing along the same vein, \u2018<em>24<\/em>\u2019 is a pleasing way to close the EP. All things considered, it\u2019s probably the best track on it \u2013 as common as it is for bands to stick a slower song at the end of a record, it works here. It feels more considered than the rest, sounding Frank Turner-esque at times \u2013 the second half of the EP shows a definite jump in quality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best of Enemies<\/strong> are showing some real signs of promise; it remains to be seen how far they are capable of going, but after ending on such a strong note with &#8216;<em>Shake the Feeling<\/em>&#8216; \u2018<em>24<\/em>\u2019, it wouldn\u2019t be wise to bet against them going further. There\u2019s more to <strong>Best of Enemies<\/strong> than one might assume on first listen \u2013 it\u2019ll be interesting to see what they can do on a full-length release.<\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>A Fear That Comes Around<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Best of Enemies <\/strong>is released on 24th April on <strong>Undead Collective Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best of Enemies<\/strong>\u00a0links: <a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/bestofenemiesband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bestofenemiesuk?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bestofenemiesuk\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/bestofenemiesuk.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Adam England (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garageflowrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@garageflowrr<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There\u2019s more to Best of Enemies than one might assume on first listen\u2026 four tracks of perfectly palatable pop-rock&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":78319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269],"tags":[16858,16012,3478,15783,2011],"class_list":["post-78318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","tag-a-fear-that-comes-around","tag-adam-england","tag-best-of-enemies","tag-ep-reviews","tag-undead-collective-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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