{"id":8612,"date":"2015-07-27T12:12:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-templeton-pek-new-horizons\/"},"modified":"2015-07-27T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:12:23","slug":"album-review-templeton-pek-new-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-templeton-pek-new-horizons\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Templeton Pek –\u00a0New Horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"image\"In the grand scheme of things, the route of a band from underground stalwarts to critically acclaimed giants isn\u2019t always a smooth one. Sometimes scene tastes change, sometimes internal affairs hold back potential and sometimes things simply aren\u2019t fair. Templeton Pek<\/b> have been knocking on the glass ceiling for nigh on 10 years and though they have secured a major following in mainland Europe, the success has never truly materialized on home soil. Here\u2019s to hoping that fourth effort \u2018New Horizons\u2019<\/i> translates to the attention that the band\u2019s work ethic deserves. <\/figure>\n

Things get off to a flying start as \u2018Skylines\u2019<\/i> opens with a significant dosage of cloud-touching melodies and heavily emotive licks before \u2018The Sideline\u2019 <\/i>injects a drop of frenzied punk energy over its ballsy rock riffs. Over their career, the band have found the right balance between spitefully buoyant punk rock and quintessentially British rock to pull off a sound that is a melodic and rousing, as it is scratchy and unkempt. Such a combination does take a good ear to get right but Templeton Pek<\/b> rarely put a foot wrong. <\/p>\n

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Other highlights include \u2018Fractures\u2019<\/i> which toys with off key orchestral feels before smashing through with high octane drums and screeching bounce while \u2018Smoke And Mirrors\u2019<\/i> channels the band\u2019s inner Ignite with pop leaning vocals and lightning speed percussions. At no point do the band drop the pace for the sake of harmonies and ballads. If anything, they push themselves to the limit of what they can muster and come out the other end bruised, battered and exhilarated. Closers \u2018Last Salute\u2019<\/i> and \u2018The Great Divide\u2019<\/i> hold everything that the band have worked to achieve in their breakneck delivery, deep-set feeling and overall overwhelming harmony. Though it\u2019s not breaking boundaries or challenging social conventions, \u2018New Horizons\u2019<\/i> knows exactly what it stands for and demonstrates it splendidly. <\/p>\n

\u2018New Horizons\u2019<\/i> is indeed the blossoming once again of one of the UK\u2019s most underrated appreciated exports. With tunes that pack in more pulsing energy and sentimental heart than a few bands do in their whole career, it only seems fair that Templeton Pek<\/b> get their moment in the sun. Here\u2019s hoping eh?<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

New Horizons<\/em> by Templeton Pek<\/strong> is out now on Hardline Entertainment<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Templeton Pek<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Jack Rogers (@JackMRog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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