{"id":8732,"date":"2015-07-13T11:40:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T11:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-we-never-learned-to-live-silently\/"},"modified":"2015-07-13T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T11:40:26","slug":"album-review-we-never-learned-to-live-silently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-we-never-learned-to-live-silently\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: We Never Learned To Live &#8211; Silently, I Threw Them Skyward"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/e118ae367606fd5b702d8297dfe3cd34\/tumblr_nre0ffSSOm1r8no6so1_1280.jpg\" width=\"250px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">A lengthy if slightly monotonous soundtrack to a mental breakdown, <b>We Never Learned To Live<\/b>\u2019s debut shows raw potential.<\/figure>\n<p>The Brighton outfit\u2019s full-length premiere arrives an agonising two years after their self-titled EP set off a spark or two in the name of gloomy post-rock. In contrast with its beautifully elaborate artwork and grammar-defying track titles, <i>\u2018Silently, I Threw Them Skyward\u2019<\/i> projects a raw emotional honesty rarely found in the age of autotune and over-production. Sometimes it helps to hit a few duff notes.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Ethereal opener <i>\u2018shadows in hibernation\u2019<\/i> introduces Sean Mahon\u2019s particular style of strained vocals, a facet of raw sentiment with every unplanned crack in his cries. <i>\u201cIt\u2019s not gonna change,\u201d<\/i> cries <i>\u2018twitching with every apology\u2019<\/i>, showcasing a seamless contrast between downtempo contemplations and gut-wrenching refrains throughout its epic seven minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The sorrowful refrain of <i>\u2018vesalius\u2019<\/i> condemns, only passively-aggressively, <i>\u201cthe words on your tongue will never taste the same\u201d<\/i>. <b>We Never Learned To Live<\/b> are straightforward in their messages, exhibiting lyrical heartbreak without hiding behind overblown eloquence.<\/p>\n<p>A glistening reflection throughout <i>\u2018crystalline, so serene\u2019<\/i> plays out a relaxing discourse with the guttural cries of <i>\u2018fragmented footnotes on self-diagnosis\u2019<\/i>, delivered straight from the heartstrings. The intensity escalates only briefly for <i>\u2018you will sleep now, Yourko\u2019<\/i>, cramming more hostility behind each chord.<\/p>\n<p>Closing with the whopping eight minute <i>\u2018tasting paralysis\u2019<\/i>, a powerful backing from drummer Gary Marsden adds depth to an analysis of mental vulnerability alongside atmospheric guitars. However, <i>\u201cwe\u2019re all afraid to sleep\u201d<\/i> wearily repeated for a good few minutes sounds akin to a stuck record.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Silently, I Threw Them Skyward\u2019<\/i> tracks the banality of internal conflict with all the necessary vocal imperfections and blunt lyrical content, albeit at times in the same tired key. Melodic and mellow in equal measure, there\u2019s certainly a future for <b>We Never Learned To Live.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Silently, I Threw Him Skyward\u2019<\/em> by <strong>We Never Learned To Live<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Holy Roar Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We Never Learned To Live<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/weneverlearnedtolive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wnltl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/weneverlearnedtolive.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ali Cooper (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZombie_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lengthy if slightly monotonous soundtrack to a mental breakdown, We Never Learned To Live\u2019s debut shows raw potential. 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