{"id":984,"date":"2017-10-25T15:51:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-front-bottoms-going-grey\/"},"modified":"2017-10-25T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T15:51:42","slug":"review-the-front-bottoms-going-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-the-front-bottoms-going-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Front Bottoms – Going Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After signing to heavy-hitters Fueled By Ramen in 2015, New Jersey two-piece The Front Bottoms<\/b> have released their second record for the label, ‘Going Grey’<\/i>. More so than its predecessor, ‘Back on Top’<\/i>, ‘Going Grey’<\/i> sounds like a major label release, filled with shiny production and a bunch of stadium-ready anthems. Opener ‘You Used to Say (Holy Fuck)’<\/i> is an intentionally jarring full-on synthpop track. As well as pulling the style off, TFB<\/b> draw listeners attention to ‘Going Grey’<\/i> by opening on a track which departs from their signature sound.<\/p>\n

The rest of the album drops the synthpop stuff, returning to their traditional folk-punk sound, but nevertheless retains the atmosphere established by the opener. ‘Bae’<\/i> is, despite showing a vastly matured version of TFB<\/b>, irresistibly catchy. Its one-word, eponymous earworm, as well as the following chorus, reminds us of everything great about the band. Parts of ‘Going Grey’<\/i> even benefit from the polished production, such as the monster hook on ‘Grand Finale’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Although this may alienate some diehard TFB<\/b> fans, it’s arguable that this is the natural next step for the band \u2013 they’ve been slowly refining their manchild-folk-punk shtick since 2013’s ‘Talon of the Hawk’<\/i>. Add to this that familiar lyrical themes like anxiety (‘Bae’<\/i>), weed (‘Vacation Town’<\/i>) and relationships (every song, obviously), and it becomes apparent that this is still the same ol’ Front Bottoms<\/b>.<\/p>\n

This approach doesn’t always work, though. The final two tracks, ‘Everyone But You’<\/i> and ‘Oceans’<\/i> show the band being bogged down by the pop-oriented approach of the album. Both are weakly written and rely too much on shiny production. ‘Don’t Fill Up on Chips’<\/i> is also pretty forgettable.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, these tracks are kept to a minimum, and there’s plenty of bouncy fun and big hooks on songs like ‘Vacation Town’<\/i>,and great riffs on ‘Far Drive’<\/i> \u2013 it’s just better-produced than before. Despite the change in direction, ‘Going Grey’<\/i> is a solid entry into the band’s back-catalogue.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

‘Going Grey’<\/i> by The Front Bottoms<\/b> is out now on Fueled by Ramen<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The Front Bottoms<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Alan Cunningham (@funeral_polis<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After signing to heavy-hitters Fueled By Ramen in 2015, New Jersey two-piece The Front Bottoms have released their second record for the label, ‘Going Grey’. More so than its predecessor, ‘Back on Top’, ‘Going Grey’ sounds like a major label release, filled with shiny production and a bunch of stadium-ready anthems. 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