Trollheart

Album title: in•ter a•li•a
Artist: At the Drive-In
Genre: Post-hardcore
Nationality: American
Release date: May 5
Position in Discography: Fourth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? Heard one album; did not like it
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.11
The first thing that strikes me is the way the title is written: not sure why that is. Is it the only interesting thing about the album? Let's listen. This is their first album in seventeen years, and indeed the one this follows is the one I heard (and didn't think much of), Relationship of Command. And I don't think much of this either. It's all very up and in your face, loud and aggressive (which I guess is a feature of post-hardcore) but I don't feel any affinity for this music at all. It's not punk, not quite, but it reminds me of that style. And much of it sounds the same to me. Yeah, this does nothing for me. I'm sure fans of ATDI will love it, but me, I ain't never gonna be one of them fans, no sir I ain't.

Okay, to be fair: “Ghost tape No. 9” is a very decent song, but that's only one of out eleven, and it's the second last too. The final track reinforces my dislike of the album, so there you go.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

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