{"id":84230,"date":"2019-06-19T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=84230"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:49:28","slug":"review-get-your-head-straight-contrast-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-get-your-head-straight-contrast-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Get Your Head Straight &#8211; Contrast EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-84237 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Get-Your-Head-Straight-Contrast-Cover-compressor.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With \u2018<em>Contrast\u2019<\/em>, Milton Keynes pop-punkers <strong>Get Your Head Straight<\/strong> are looking to capitalise on the start of your summer. Their sunny, major-key tunes are fairly straightforward, but undeniably bouncy, energetic, and &#8211; most importantly &#8211; fun.<\/p>\n<p>The unrelenting positivity of <strong>GYHS<\/strong>\u2019s sound is combined with their impressive knack for catchy choruses. From the opening song, \u2018<em>Excuses<\/em>\u2019, it\u2019s clear that their strengths lie in crafting sun-drenched earworms, which are guaranteed to get stuck in your head for hours on end. It cannot be denied that the band possess a deep understanding of their genre, and there are nods throughout &#8216;<em>Contrast<\/em>&#8216; to modern groups such as Neck Deep and State Champs.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it\u2019s not likely that songs like \u2018<em>Swansea<\/em>\u2019, \u2018<em>Two Sided<\/em>\u2019, and \u2018<em>Posture<\/em>\u2019 will make too much of an impression on anyone who isn\u2019t so deep into the genre, they have pizza coming out their ears. The squeaky-clean production job and lyricism concerned with relationship struggles might convince teens decked out in flannel, but this formulaic approach to modern pop-punk is arguably overdone. It may mean that the band find it difficult to break through into the limelight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Get Your Head Straight - Excuses (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZYyzK_csKs?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>The final two tracks, on the other hand, see some more interesting ideas at play. \u2018<em>Medusa<\/em>\u2019 is a slightly slower-paced (and more well-considered) track, as pop-rock sensibilities are combined with chugging guitars and an enjoyable solo. It\u2019s potentially the best song on the EP. The closer, however &#8211; \u2018<em>Consider<\/em>\u2019 &#8211; is a slightly messy attempt to mimic easycore giants such as A Day To Remember. It seems that <strong>GYHS<\/strong> are far less comfortable when they veer off from the tried-and-tested tropes of modern pop-punk.<\/p>\n<p>Trading on big pop hooks and well-executed, upbeat instrumentation has the potential to get <strong>Get Your Head Straight <\/strong>some attention in their insular scene. However, this EP still probably won\u2019t stand out amongst its peers to a casual listener.<\/p>\n<p>2.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Contrast<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Get Your Head Straight<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Your Head Straight<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GetYourHeadStraightBand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GYHS_Band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/getyourheadstraightuk\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Hardiman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigjhardiman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bigjhardiman<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Undeniably bouncy, energetic, and fun\u2026 yet GYHS&#8217;s formulaic approach to modern pop-punk is arguably overdone&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":84237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2269],"tags":[17199,15783,17161,17000],"class_list":["post-84230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ep-review","tag-contrast","tag-ep-reviews","tag-get-your-head-straight","tag-jack-hardiman"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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