{"id":97107,"date":"2024-09-27T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=97107"},"modified":"2024-09-29T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T14:26:14","slug":"review-origami-angel-feeling-not-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-origami-angel-feeling-not-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Origami Angel \u2013 Feeling Not Found"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Washington D.C. duo\u00a0Origami Angel\u00a0<\/strong>are on a wave of momentum. 2021’s\u00a0‘Gami Gang’<\/em> and last summer’s addictive mixtape,\u00a0‘The Brightest Days’\u00a0<\/em>have made them one of emo-punks most exciting and versatile bands. However, as they return with their third full-length,\u00a0‘Feeling Not Found’<\/em>, it seems all is not well.<\/p>\n

For vocalist\/guitarist Ryland Heagy, living in an overtly digitally reliable world has led him down a road of introspection. ‘Feeling Not Found’<\/em> strung together by songs of anxiety, longing for a purpose, and generally feeling lost. It contrasts the joyful and dynamic sound Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty conjure up.<\/p>\n

While the ominous synth-laden\u00a0‘Lost Signal’<\/em> set out the album’s lyrical narrative, it’s soon interrupted by\u00a0‘Dirty Mirror Selfie’<\/em> spiky riff, kickstarting\u00a0Origami Angel<\/strong>‘s pop-punk attack.\u00a0‘Where Blue Light Blooms’<\/em> plays into a jazzy haze as Heagy’s lyrically anchors down behind locked doors and firewalls. All the while, the pair demonstrate a healthy load of melodic flair and flawlessly dart around genres.<\/p>\n

‘Wretched Trajectory’<\/em> bounces with lyrical yearning, playful riffs, and soothing piano keys.\u00a0‘Living Proof’<\/em> glazes on driving emo-rock, eventually tipping over into chugging hardcore territory with angsty vocals before instantly snapping back. ‘Fruit Wine’\u00a0<\/em>dives in with an easycore breakdown amid its radiantly harmonious chorus.\u00a0‘Sixth Cents (Get It?)’\u00a0<\/em>rumps up the hardcore punk with a venomous tongue aimed at the modern-day, algorithm-reliant music industry. It’s brilliantly followed up by the rampant\u00a0‘secondgradefoofight’<\/em> with its angelic intro giving way to distorted vocals and Doherty’s effective drums. Whereas\u00a0‘Higher Road’<\/em> is considerably\u00a0classic\u00a0<\/em>Origami Angel <\/strong>with its steady emo verses, jagged riffs, power chords, and towering melodic chorus.<\/p>\n

The title track rounds out this 14-track effort with a lyrical sense of comfort. Doherty\u2019s riveting drum fills vibrantly explode alongside Heagy’s resolute words;\u00a0“I can be as here and as real as I want if I want and you\u2019ll never take that away”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Assisted by Will Yip (Movements, Tigers Jaw, The Menzingers, The Wonder Years),\u00a0‘Feeling Not Found’<\/em> is Origami Angel<\/strong>‘s sharpest effort to date. Its insightful, and at times, thought-provoking lyrical content hasn’t seen the usual copious amount of energetic hooks be abandoned. Heagy and Doherty continue to demonstrate their musical versatility with assured finesse while showing maturing lyricism.<\/p>\n

‘Feeling Not Found’\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Origami Angel<\/strong> is out now on\u00a0Counter Intuitive Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n