{"id":84224,"date":"2019-06-13T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=84224"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:26:52","slug":"review-quiet-lions-absenteeism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-quiet-lions-absenteeism\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Quiet Lions – Absenteeism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Since their ‘No Illusions’<\/i> EP in 2015, Brighton alt-rockers Quiet Lions<\/b> have been fairly silent, yet behind the scenes there has been plenty of productivity. It now culminates with the release of their debut album, ‘Absenteeism’<\/i>, which pretty much delivers on their promise.<\/p>\n

After the acoustic atmospherics of the ‘Intro’<\/i>, the album awakens with the classy ‘Echo Chamber’<\/i>, a quality slice of emotive alt-rock with an insistent riff and an impassioned chorus. It is well-thought out and begins an ongoing narrative on the pervading influence of social media, and its impact on the individual and society as a whole.<\/p>\n

‘Wasteland’<\/em>\u00a0is in a similar vein, but such is the obvious thought and commitment that it is very likeable, as is the atmospheric groove to ‘Lighthouse’<\/i>; its levity to the chorus giving an air of hope to the lost, while the a \u2018Capella section provides a stirring moment of uplift. Prior to the interlude, the interesting ‘Youth in Question’<\/i> explores public attitudes to mental health issues within the context of the digital age as they recount the true story of a suicidal individual being urged to jump – “Just to be part of the crowd \/ Goading him to hit the ground \/ And as he reaches out to touch the sky \/ You share around”<\/i>.<\/p>\n