{"id":8566,"date":"2015-08-03T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T09:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-bastard-sons-smoke\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T23:30:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T23:30:05","slug":"album-review-the-bastard-sons-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-bastard-sons-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Bastard Sons – Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"Any band that calls themselves The Bastard Sons<\/b> clearly aren’t messing around. Radio airplay obviously doesn’t concern them – they’re more focused on plugging in and rocking out, and their debut full-length ‘Smoke’<\/i> is testament to that. It’s rock ‘n’ roll in its purest form – heavy, uncomplicated but as thrilling as it gets.<\/figure>\n

From start to finish, ‘Smoke’<\/i> is – quite simply – an absolute riot. Heavy riffs clash with frontman JJ’s sandpaper screams for a sound not too dissimilar to Every Time I Die or Wilson, taking an unmistakably classic rock vibe and stapling a hardcore backbone. Opener ‘The Bastard’<\/i> wastes absolutely no time in getting the carnage underway with its crashing maelstrom of riffs and rousing gang vocals, while the likes of ‘Bottom Of The Ladder’<\/i> and ‘Listen Here’<\/i> are chaotic enough to ensure that the energy is kept to a maximum throughout the album’s progression. Granted, the sound they’ve assigned to themselves isn’t the most original, but it’s one they’ve more or less mastered on ‘Smoke’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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What’s more, throughout The Bastard Sons<\/b> prove they’re more than a one trick pony, embracing a much more disparate pallet of influences for a much fuller sound. ‘Sobre La Muerte (Pt. II)’<\/i> takes a dustier, Alice In Chains-esque direction (though loses none of its ferocity), while ‘Stay True’<\/i> (featuring backing vocals from Glamour Of The Kill frontman Davey Richmond) is a string-backed ballad that couldn’t be further away from the rest of the album, and though it’s more of a misstep than anything, it shows the band’s willingness to experiment with sounds way out of their comfort zone. Something that should be commended. <\/p>\n

Any gripes to be made about ‘Smoke’<\/i> are incredibly minor though. What can’t be denied is that The Bastard Sons<\/b> have crafted the sort of debut album that most bands would kill for – one that is the perfect representation of every facet of their sound while simultaneously avoiding stagnation. Whether they’ll be able to maintain such a sense of wide-eyed excitement in the future remains to be seen, but for now, they’re a band with boundless levels of promise on their hands.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Smoke’<\/em> by The Bastard Sons<\/strong> released on 7th August on Kaiju Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Bastard Sons<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Luke Nuttall(@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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