{"id":88012,"date":"2019-08-14T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=88012"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:48:27","slug":"review-havelocke-this-is-havelocke-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-havelocke-this-is-havelocke-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Havelocke &#8211; This Is Havelocke EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-88144\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"Havelocke - This Is Havelocke\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-465x468.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-496x500.jpg 496w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor-600x604.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Havelocke-This-Is-Havelocke-compressor.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>Sheffield punks <strong>Havelocke<\/strong> have titled their debut EP, <em>&#8216;This Is Havelocke&#8217;<\/em>. If that&#8217;s not a statement of intent, then we don&#8217;t know what is. With the goal of introducing themselves and their brand of hardcore punk, they have issued a four-track EP that aims to set a benchmark for the quartet.<\/p>\n<p>Opening track <em>&#8216;Shudder&#8217;<\/em>, despite being explicitly punk, is the most memorable track on the EP without a doubt. With a hook you&#8217;ll be singing that hook for days, the mix of unclean and cleans vocals gives the song the hardcore punk edge, and it works like a charm.<em> &#8216;Faceless&#8217;<\/em> follows and, with a riff as infectious and memorable as this, it&#8217;s no wonder this was single material. <strong>Havelocke<\/strong> are harnessing a punk-meets-metal sound and it&#8217;s refreshing, unique and truly exciting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Havelocke - Gone (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KZ-2hVX2yI?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 following two tracks, <em>&#8216;Cellar&#8217;<\/em> and<em> &#8216;Gone,&#8217;<\/em> harness a harder and more complex sound. The former begins like an early 2000&#8217;s post-hardcore album opener, eventually giving way to a less crunching riff and some screamed vocals. However, the riff gets crunchier, the vocals get cleaner, and this hard-hitting song again brings <strong>Havelocke<\/strong> back into that &#8220;catchy as hell&#8221; box. At times it sounds like Silverstein, and that&#8217;s no bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>Closer,<em> &#8216;Gone&#8217;,<\/em> is an expression of anger and distress that, like its predecessor, has a more complex structure and time changes that make it much different to the more accessible openers. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s perfect for fans of the more hardcore end of the genre.<\/p>\n<p>Without doubt, the EP is successful in what it sets out to do, introducing the many faces of <strong>Havelocke<\/strong>. However, the main failing of this comes in the number of tracks. At only four, it does feel like a lot of ideas have been thrown in to get a particular sound or influence onto the EP, rather than because they belong. Still, it&#8217;s a strong group of tracks, and certainly a highly recommended listen.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;This Is Havelocke&#8217;<\/em> EP by <strong>Havelocke<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Just Exist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Havelocke<\/strong> links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thisishavelocke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisishavelocke?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisishavelocke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sam Higson-Blythe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The EP is successful in what it sets out to do, introducing the many faces of Havelocke&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":88144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2269],"tags":[17404,17433,16981,17432],"class_list":["post-88012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ep-review","tag-havelocke","tag-just-exist","tag-sam-higson-blythe","tag-this-is-havelocke-ep"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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