Release
date: September 23rd 2016. Label: One Little Indian Records. Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Everything
Ever – Tracklisting
Sing
This
Ghost
Again
Again
Fake
Prisons
I'll
Bury You
Failure
It
Bites
Oh
No
Six
Wires
Dead
To Me
Violence
Let's
Speak
Easily
Misled
Band
Members:
Thom
Edward, guitar/vocals
Ash
Weaver, drums.
Review:
God
Damn return with their second album, Everything Ever and it’s
boisterous, noisy and infectious as their debut album. It seems God
Damn have returned louder, heavier and with grander ideas than their
debut album. If you’re new to God Damn’s world expect loud angry
Stoner Rock anthems with a sideline in Noise and Grunge style riffs
with a pop style sensibility.
Opening
track – Sing This – sees God Damn create a heavy
punk/pop/grunge/stoner sing-along anthem. Heavy guitars and confident
vocals that entertain you from the start. The lyrics have shades of
nineties Grunge/Alternative Rock about them. Match them together and
this makes up one of the albums strongest tracks.
Second
track – Ghost – follows the guitar heavy style riffs of the
opening track with the vocals adding another punk dimension to their
music. It’s another party-moshing anthem especially when the chorus
gets going with the heavy Stoner/Grunge riffs being driven along by
superb pounding drums.
Third
track – Again Again once again sees the band play the same template
of fast paced
Stoner/Grunge riffs with the atmosphere becoming
slightly louder as result. Sure it can sound disjointed at times but
with the band having so much fun it’s virtually impossible not to
be swept away by it all. The lyrics could have done with more work
but it’s the music that holds your attention.
Fourth
track – Fake Prisons is one of the heaviest songs on the album with
the band experimenting with their sound by adding synth based noises.
It’s another one of the albums standout tracks with the vocals
being a major highlight.
Well
you get the picture the on how the rest of the album plays out. The
album contains thirteen tracks and they follow the same pattern as
each other. Other great songs to checkout are: I’ll Bury You,
Failure, It Bites, Six Wires and Dead To Me.
Though
the band could have easily left the final song Easily Misled off the
album as it’s the weakest part of the album. This song stops the
whole flow of the album. It’s a shame as until then God Damn keep
the mood fresh and exciting. Maybe I’m being too harsh on the band;
I just feel the album would have been better without the final song.
Apart
from that minor criticism, Everything Ever is still a superb album to
listen to and add to your music collection. It will no doubt enhance
the band’s reputation to the Grunge/Stoner masses that will go
crazy over this album.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Dave at Division Promotions for the promo. Everything Ever will be
available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via One Little Indian Records from 23rd
Sept 2016.
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