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Gyroscope / Sound Shattering Sound
Right now is a great time to be in Gyroscopes’ Macbeth shoes. Having kept on top of the patience thing through a few minor releases over several years, honing their skills as heartfelt yet ballsy songsmiths and picking up major label interest along the way, Sound Shattering Sound is the perfect topping of seven year’s toil. Sure it’s now that the hard stuff truly begins, but with new anthems like Safe Forever, Confidence In Confidentiality, Take This For Granted and Hollow Like Cheyenne joining recent biggies Driving For The Storm, Midnight Express and Doctor Doctor, what band would feel worried taking this stuff to the street? Are You Getting Any Better is the surprise (and highlight) ex-girlfriendy song of the album with it’s swift time changes, massive vocals and non-stop edginess while My Hands Are Tied just proves how many melodic tricks this so-called emo band has up it’s sleave. Misery and You Try Waiting This Long slow things down to a crawl but don’t get hung up on themselves for too long and warrant true interest even as intermission tracks intercede the middle and end of the album.
posted june 20