{"id":97200,"date":"2024-10-04T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=97200"},"modified":"2024-10-04T00:17:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:17:37","slug":"review-bicurious-your-life-is-over-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-bicurious-your-life-is-over-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Bicurious – Your Life is Over Now\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Review:Having built a solid through their DIY mentality for the best part of eight years, Irish duo Bicurious<\/strong><\/a> have levelled up by joining with renowned independent label, Big Scary Monsters for their second full-length. Besides its gloomy title, ‘Your Life Is Over Now\u2026\u2019<\/em> sees Gavin Purcell and Taran Plouzane deliver a melodically strong offering.<\/p>\n

Where 2021’s\u00a0‘(re)constructed’<\/em> emphasised Purcell and Plouzane’s musicianship, this outing sees the duo explore their songwriting ability. However, their musical strength is never sacrificed. Toeing the line between alt-rock and math-rock with hints of post-rock, Bicurious<\/strong>\u2019 harmonious charm is reminiscent of Biffy Clyro and Press to MECO. Songs such as\u00a0‘Uncle Kevin’<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0‘Monday Afternoon’<\/em> are bold in their melodies and instrumentation. It makes for an exciting listen.<\/p>\n

For all their towering melodies, there\u2019s still a ruggedness to Bicurious<\/strong>. Album opener\u00a0‘Coming Around’<\/em> begins drenched in fuzzy feedback, and soon thrives due to the first of many sharp riffs.\u00a0‘Gutless’\u00a0<\/em>explodes in its chorus with jagged guitars and upbeat pacing.\u00a0‘Magic Marker’\u00a0<\/em>reigns in the heaviness, allowing a softer Bicurious<\/strong> to emerge before building to a grandoise finale.<\/p>\n

The closing handful of tracks steamrolls their way through with consistent vigour. ‘Blind’\u00a0<\/em>maintains the pair’s acute heavy sound with soaring harmonies battling twisting riffs. becoming one of the highlights here. Likewise, ‘Irish Summer Day’\u00a0<\/em>surges with density, only to momentarily slow things down spaciously. The penultimate track, ‘Acrylic Fences’,<\/em> captures their muscular sound perfectly with its tight rhythm, chugging guitars, and buoyant hook.<\/p>\n

It may have taken 18 months, three countries, five recording studios, and a helping hand from a crowdfunding campaign, but it’s been worth it. Bicurious\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0‘Your Life is Over Now\u2026’<\/em> is a thoroughly enjoyable album that grows with every listen. While musically not as quite as diverse as before, it’s made up for by a tight, consistent batch of songs.<\/p>\n

‘Your Life is Over Now\u2026’<\/em> by\u00a0Bicurious\u00a0<\/strong>is out now on\u00a0Big Scary Monsters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n