{"id":79275,"date":"2019-05-22T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=79275"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:18:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:18:35","slug":"review-landless-moonflower-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-landless-moonflower-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: landless &#8211; Moonflower EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79276 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2.fcottonsplainsdeep04-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\">From the dizzyingly intense start of \u2018<em>Golden Days<\/em>\u2019, it\u2019s clear that Slovakian post-hardcore upstarts <strong>landless<\/strong> aren\u2019t here to mess around. The band\u2019s second EP, \u2018<em>Moonflower<\/em>\u2019 (following on from 2015\u2019s \u2018<em>Bluemist<\/em>\u2019), showcases their brand of post-hardcore in all its intricate \u2013 yet often volatile \u2013 glory.<\/p>\n<p>The EP is at its best when at full-throttle on a song such as \u2018<em>Connections<\/em>\u2019, combining surprising structural and tempo changes with spot-on technical drumming and guitar work. The latter is most impressive, with lead guitar passages snaking their way through a hurricane of double-kicks and down-tuned riffing with sublime ease. The screamed vocals (with some clear influence from Architects\u2019 Sam Carter) are powerful when combined with this instrumental storm. The subsequent juxtaposition with the more straight-ahead, clean-sung choruses evokes the style of bands such as Napoleon and Polaris. The band are clearly, unapologetically inspired by such groups, but still manage to retain a sense of individuality which sets them apart.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"landless - Connections (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zZIrid5ngWs?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>Unfortunately, <strong>landless\u2019<\/strong> strengths don\u2019t necessarily lie within their melodic sections; a point best summarised by the closing track, called \u2018<em>Everglow<\/em>\u2019. Serving as an acoustic ballad of sorts, it clearly aims to deliver a hefty emotional impact, but ultimately comes across as clich\u00e9d and saccharine. It also feels pretty disjointed in the context of the record, taking away a little from the impact of earlier tracks.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t to say that the EP\u2019s quieter moments all fall flat, of course \u2013 the aforementioned \u2018<em>Connections<\/em>\u2019 features a powerful, soaring final minute, and \u2018<em>Calm Nights<\/em>\u2019 is a standout track that sees vocalist Laci Mikolas flit between emotive, Silent Planet-esque screams and catchy cleans.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the somewhat lacklustre conclusion, <em>&#8216;Moonflower&#8217;<\/em> is a more than worthy EP from <strong>landless<\/strong>. It features some fantastic moments, with the first two tracks in particular acting as a face-melting opening salvo. \u2018<em>Moonflower<\/em>\u2019 solidifies the Slovakians as ones to watch in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<em>Moonflower<\/em>\u2019 EP by <strong>landless<\/strong> is released on 24th May on <strong>Famined Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>landless<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/landlessband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/landlessband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Hardiman (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bigjhardiman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bigjhardiman<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Intricate, yet often volatile, &#8216;Moonflower&#8217; is a more than worthy EP from landless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":81205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269],"tags":[15783,9158,17000,16998,16999],"class_list":["post-79275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","tag-ep-reviews","tag-famined-records","tag-jack-hardiman","tag-landless","tag-moonflower"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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