{"id":88315,"date":"2019-08-22T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=88315"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:25:40","slug":"review-knocked-loose-a-different-shade-of-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-knocked-loose-a-different-shade-of-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Knocked Loose \u2013 A Different Shade Of Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-88317\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-1000x870.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-465x405.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-575x500.jpg 575w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Knocked-Loose-A-different-shade-of-blue-cover-compressor-600x522.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Knocked Loose<\/strong> fought hard to earn themselves a name. 2016\u2019s \u2018<em>Laugh Tracks<\/em>\u2019 was a huge heavy slice of hardcore. Made of thrashing guitars, beatdowns, and howled cathartic vocals. Everything it did, it did well. Hard-hitting single \u2018<em>Mistakes Like Fractures<\/em>\u2019 took their sound and turned the dials to 11. Hence, anticipation for the follow up \u2018<em>A Different Shade Of Blue<\/em>\u2019 is high. It doesn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Belleville<\/em>\u2019 kicks things off with the most enormous bang. It\u2019s frighteningly powerful opener, and the album just doesn\u2019t let up. As if you thought it would. However, this is a more varied record than their debut. Just don\u2019t expect a shift in style. Guitarists Isaac Hale and Cole Crutchfield even claim to design songs specifically for the mosh pit. Meaning those huge style-defining beatdowns are everywhere, swing your fist and you\u2019ll hit one. Yet, they never feel gratuitous, which is quite an achievement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Knocked Loose &quot;Mistakes Like Fractures&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jOB3IYBcJEE?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>Employing feedback and screeching guitars adds an evil-sounding twist to songs such as \u2018<em>Guided By The Moon<\/em>\u2019. While on \u2018<em>A Serpent\u2019s Touch,<\/em>\u2019 the guitars stylishly, slither in and out of each other. There\u2019s grandeur too as \u2018<em>By The Grave<\/em>\u2019 builds up tension before unleashing the beating. From the flow of the vocals, to the unsettling guitar tone only \u2018<em>Forget Your Name<\/em>\u2019 feels like something different, with a Keith Buckley guest spot as a cherry on top.<\/p>\n<p>Returning producer Will Putney allowed the band more space and time to record. It makes for a striking, bolder sound. Especially for vocalist Bryan Garris, who literally walked away unless he was 100% happy. Emotion and power, drip from every word he spits, making the songs raw yet focused. Notably on \u2018<em>Denied By Fate<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018<em>By The Grave<\/em>\u2019 where he deftly shifts from a paint-stripping scream to a chunkier, throaty roar.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2018<em>A Different Shade Of Blue<\/em>\u2019 <strong>Knocked Loose<\/strong> whip up a storm of catharsis, breakdowns and bruised knuckles. It\u2019s a vicious, uncompromising ride, which can only build on their fearsome reputation.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>A Different Shade Of Blue<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Knocked Loose<\/strong> is released on 23rd August on <strong>Pure Noise Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knocked Loose<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/KnockedLooseHC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KnockedLoose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/knockedloose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/knockedloosehc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/knockedloose.bandcamp.com\/\" 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;a vicious, uncompromising ride\u2026 Knocked Loose whip up a storm of catharsis, breakdowns and bruised knuckles&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":88317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[17466,5879,15621,469,66],"class_list":["post-88315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-a-different-shade-of-blue","tag-album-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-knocked-loose","tag-pure-noise-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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