{"id":78712,"date":"2019-05-07T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=78712"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:20:27","slug":"review-merricks-tusk-between-the-earth-and-the-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-merricks-tusk-between-the-earth-and-the-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Merrick’s Tusk – Between The Earth and The Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Merrick'sFor the members of Nottingham four-piece Merrick’s Tusk<\/strong>, the past three years have proven to be difficult, both personally and professionally, occasionally overlapping each other. Yet there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Their debut album, ‘Between The Earth and The Trees’<\/em>, is a record that sees a band sharper and coherent in their songwriting and execution.<\/p>\n

On the surface, the quartet comfortably supplies an emotive post-hardcore sound that is reminiscent of the bands they spent their youth listening to; Hundred Reasons, Reuben and Hell Is For Heroes. While there is a hint of early-to-mid 2000’s underground UK rock, ‘BTEATT’<\/em> is far from a nostalgia trip. As opening track ‘Reform’<\/em> shows, they have plenty of fire in their bellies with John Jeacock instantly bellowing “Reform, Refrain”<\/em>. It’s a stirring introduction, setting the tone for what’s to come.<\/p>\n

Throughout Jeacock’s lyrics weave in between a back group of personal insecurity (see ‘Hold The Waves’,<\/em> ‘Never Enough’<\/em> and ‘Untethered’<\/em>) and uncertainty, both within the band and politically. ‘Blueprint’<\/em> carries itself with Brexit-fueled undertones yet the blend of sturdy instrumentation and the rallying line of “We can rebuild, we can start again”<\/em> exemplifies the resolute Merrick’s Tusk<\/strong> show throughout ‘BTEATT’<\/em>.<\/p>\n