{"id":87271,"date":"2019-07-25T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=87271"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:48:07","slug":"review-real-authority-true-motion-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-real-authority-true-motion-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Real Authority \u2013 True Motion EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-87273\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-465x465.png 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Real-Authority-cover-True-Motion-compressor.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>From the wreckage on the London punk scene, <strong>Real Authority<\/strong> united to create a new sound. Now, they\u2019ve sharpened it, honed it and unleashed it in the form of \u2018<em>True Motion<\/em>\u2019. Five tracks of forceful, hard-hitting punk leaning heavily on a southern metal sound. Each features its own spin, so while the songs fit together well, each is its own beast.<\/p>\n<p>Catching you out from the start, \u2018<em>The Energy<\/em>\u2019 is a straight-up rap metal track. Muscular and built around a heavy groove, it works well, but is a marked contrast to the high-energy punk-based sound elsewhere. Riffs from guitarists Johann Saul and Jamie Sharp are thrown around amongst huge breakdowns. They can solo too, which makes the latter half of \u2018<em>Can\u2019t Face It<\/em>\u2019 unexpected and exciting. They also mix things up, adding flourishes and stylish squeals to the final track. However, at times songs can feel a little forced together, with elements not quite gelling. Yet, the band are strong together and steamroller through.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"REAL AUTHORITY - CAN&#039;T FACE IT\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXHIPQDmlJU?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>Despite this being the band\u2019s first release, they worked with Daly George at The Ranch Production House. It was a worthwhile move; the recordings sound absolutely massive. Especially the opening riff to \u2018<em>Party Mansion<\/em>\u2019 which is heavy enough to level a concrete bunker. Mostly the songs are\u00a0 polished and listenable but without lacquer. This gives real bite to \u2018<em>Back It Up<\/em>\u2019 where the band are at their most raw.<\/p>\n<p>Vocalist\u00a0John James Davies keeps his lyrics honest and to the point, especially on \u2018<em>Depression Issues<\/em>\u2019. Combined with his hard presentation, it\u2019s remarkably effective. The muscular sound is ideal for stomping around in the pit to. He also tries a few brief sung passages to add variety, which bear strong resemblance to the sound of Every Time I Die\u2019s \u2018<em>Gutter Phenomenon<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>True Motion<\/em>\u2019 has enough bark and bruising riffing to demand your attention. With fast punk roots and fluid metal sound, it\u2019s slightly unsteady on its feet, but strength and swagger mean it hits what it\u2019s aiming for, hard.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>True Motion<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Real Authority<\/strong> is released on 26th July on <strong>Chapter One Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Authority<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KEEPINITREALAUTHORITY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REALAUTHORITY69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keepinitrealauthority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/keepinitrealauthority.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018True Motion\u2019 has enough bark and bruising riffing to demand your attention&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":87273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2269],"tags":[17364,15783,15621,17362,17363],"class_list":["post-87271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ep-review","tag-chapter-one-records","tag-ep-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-real-authority","tag-true-motion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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