{"id":79258,"date":"2019-05-23T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=79258"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:18:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:18:34","slug":"review-siamese-super-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-siamese-super-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Siamese \u2013 Super Human"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Siamease-Super-Human-Cover-compressor.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Siamese<\/strong> named last year\u2019s album \u2018<em>Shameless<\/em>\u2019. It was an excellent title. They might be a metal band but they love mid-2000s R &amp; B equally and they don\u2019t care who knows it. \u00a0New album, \u2018<em>Super Human<\/em>\u2019 shares the same attitude, but this time, it\u2019s even more brazen, taking those influences further. This lack of scruples really serves the band well, giving them creative freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of other bands have experimented with fusing the two sounds, but here it is done properly. They aren\u2019t shoehorning breakdowns into songs for no reason. When they stray into heavier territory, the punishing guitars feel natural and earned. Notably on \u2018<em>Ocean\u2019s Bed<\/em>\u2019 sees heavy parts cleverly woven around a massive chorus. In fact, for the most part, songwriter Andreas Kruger has only created music that heightens the R &amp; B elements. He cites his biggest influence as producer Max Martin whose works include hits from Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and many more. As a result, Mirza Radonjica-Bang&#8217;s vocals flow and really hook you in.<\/p>\n<p>The in-house production proves just how comfortable the band are with their sound. Especially as the album\u2019s mid-section really basks in synths, with the drums are the only real reminder of the band\u2019s metal credentials. It\u2019s all satisfying but it\u2019s not until the penultimate track, \u2018<em>Unified<\/em>\u2019, they try something different. The vocals are less laid back, the hooks bite deeper and its agitation makes a sharp contrast to the songs around it, yet it really works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Siamese - B.A.N.A.N.A.S (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fk3p6PY5W9w?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>However, the album\u2019s weaknesses aren\u2019t hard to spot. \u2018<em>B.A.N.A.N.A.S.<\/em>\u2019 is trying way too hard to be quirky and awkwardly leans towards easycore. It\u2019s the very thing the rest of the album avoids so well, sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the more mature offerings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<em>Super Human<\/em>&#8216; shows a solid evolution for <strong>Siamese<\/strong>. It has a clear and committed approach, which gives good results and some real high points. It\u2019s just a shame not all the material plays on their strengths.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Super Human<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Siamese<\/strong> is released on 24th May on <strong>Long Branch Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Siamese<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.com\/siamesedk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/siamese_band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/siamese.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;&#8216;Super Human&#8217; shows a solid evolution for Siamese&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":81206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,15621,1138,1641,16996],"class_list":["post-79258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-long-branch-records","tag-siamese","tag-super-human"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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