{"id":78694,"date":"2019-05-17T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=78694"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:19:43","slug":"review-edward-in-venice-empathy-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-edward-in-venice-empathy-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Edward In Venice &#8211; Empathy EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78695\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The new <strong>Edward In Venice<\/strong> EP, released on superb hardcore label Lockjaw Records, is a hard-hitting, aggressive seven track outing from a band known to play a mix of melodic hardcore and pop-punk ala Title Fight and Alexisonfire.<\/p>\n<p>Opener<em> &#8216;The Deserter<\/em>&#8216; is a solid punk song, with some unclean vocals adding a more hardcore edge. It&#8217;s certainly a good opener, and the perfect introduction to the band.<em> &#8216;High Tide&#8217;<\/em> is another hard-hitting track, ticking all the same boxes ticked by the opener. Arguably, however, this one has the catchier, more pop-punk chorus.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Spark In The Philly&#8217;<\/em> is heavy from the outset, alternating between emo-esque screams and pop-punk cleans. It feels a little like early The Used. It&#8217;s certainly a highlight. Next up, <em>&#8216;Minalo Riddim&#8217;<\/em>. It clocks in at just over a minute, so right away you know it&#8217;s either going to be a hardcore punk assault or a weird instrumental. Weird instrumental takes the biscuit, but it does transition satisfyingly into<em>\u00a0&#8216;Pipe Dream&#8217;<\/em>. That&#8217;s about as good as it gets, as the track is somewhat of a let down comparatively. Even the screams and mini breakdown don&#8217;t seem to do anything here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Edward In Venice  - High Tide (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yzjy38jWHTw?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>&#8216;Blue Whale&#8217;<\/em> seems to bring back the energy and its melody is an instant redeemer. Again, more pop-punk, crunching guitars and catchy lines one after the other. The oddly-titled<em> &#8216;Vapeoreon&#8217;<\/em> closes us out, and it&#8217;s not as good as its predecessor, but ends the EP nicely with aggression and grit.<\/p>\n<p>It seems <strong>Edward In Venice<\/strong> have three gears, at least vocally: post-hardcore screams, pretty pop-punk and a heavier, more garage-punk leaning middle ground. With this, they tackle songs with occasional complex structures but without the overlong downside often found in such songs. If you&#8217;re into garage rock and punk, you&#8217;ll probably dig this EP. But fans of straight-up pop-punk and emo might also find something to love along the way, too.<\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Empathy&#8217; <\/em>EP by <strong>Edward In Venice <\/strong>is out now on <strong>Lockjaw Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward In Venice<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EdwardInVenice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdwardInVenice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edwardinvenice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sam Higson-Blythe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re into garage rock and punk, you&#8217;ll probably dig this EP&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":78695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269],"tags":[16885,16946,1364,16981],"class_list":["post-78694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","tag-edward-in-venice","tag-empathy-ep","tag-lockjaw-records","tag-sam-higson-blythe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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