![]() Stream and download Love Songs For The Departed here: I like that the EP is bookended with two instrumental songs, giving a feeling of having a start point and an end point with the story in-between. This is another solely instrumental track. Love Songs For The Departed concludes with a song named Undertaker. Sometimes things that happen just don't feel real and you begin to question yourself and potentially your sanity. The song itself is about drifting through life wondering if you are actually alive. The tempo of the track is not quite so fast paced as the previous tracks and certainly focuses a lot more on melody. With the two distinct vocal styles in Eaten Back To Life this doesn't happen. I often find that pop punk releases can be hampered a bit by sticking too much to the same formula and sounding too similar. I like the variety displayed in Eaten Back To Life's sound. This track reverts back to the more sugary sweet, pop punk sound - similar to The Queers or Squirtgun (I've been reading a book about Lookout Records, hence why those two bands came to mind). ![]() The penultimate song on Love Songs For The Departed is named Contact With The Other Side. I had a feeling of breathlessness by the time the song finished. The music is relentless, played at a breakneck pace that really gets you pumped up and another brilliant vocal performance really amps the energy up even further. This song did remind me a lot of Teenage Bottlerocket in its sound, but that is by no means a bad thing. The fourth song Defect is about trying to figure out what makes a "defective" person tick. This mixed with the softer, sweeter vocals towards the end of the song made for some very interesting listening. Something I wasn't quite expecting but really enjoyed. Born To Kill starts with some more wonderful buzzsaw guitars before we are greeted with a slightly rougher, gravelly vocal. The band sound at their best when the gang vocals come into play down the final stretch. Like you would expect from a pop punk song, there are plenty of hooks and catchy lines during the track. Together Tonight is about being together no matter what bad stuff is happening to you. This is a pop punk record so there had to be a song about being in love. The album starts properly with the second song, Together Tonight. The buzzsaw like guitars really show a band that wear their influences on their sleeves. This serves purely as an introduction, not only to the EP but to the punk style that Eaten Back To Life play. The EP begins with a short thirty-nine second blast of music named Dimension Duality. The Bumpin' Uglies continue with the up-tempo, urgent verses before a catchy, bouncy chorus that'll get you singing, smiling and having an all around ace time. This beautiful guitar work continues throughout the song. Beginning with an opening riff that reminded me of NOFX's Seeing Double At The Triple Rock, before some nice, fact paced vocals join the party. Fuck Up My Whole Weekend finishes with what I think is the best song on the EP, Jesus In A Jail Cell. ![]() This really helps with the whole sound of the EP. He knows his range and doesn't feel the need to push himself past his capabilities. As I listen to the track something really strikes me about lead singer Bill Quinton's vocals - how throughout the whole record they remain restrained and he doesn't over stretch himself with the vocal delivery. The penultimate track is called New Ways. There is a great bridge section in the song where the rhythm of the track is completely switched around before reverting back to the original formula to complete the song with a flourish. I loved the changes in melody between the verse and chorus on this - the verse feeling a bit for urgent and then a extremely catchy chorus. Reelin' In The Beers (I don't think The Bumpin' Uglies like the letter 'g') is the title of the third track. This really takes me back to the days of 90s skate punk with fast guitars (including some incredible soloing) accompanied by some hard hitting yet catchy vocal delivery. This track really picks up the pace and manages to squeeze in a lot during its short one minute and seven seconds time span. Next up is the song Keepin' Up With The Jonesers. It's not quite an explosion of sound but it is a hook filled few seconds that you can't help but want to dance and sing along too. There is a feeling of restraint throughout the track, making you think something big is about to happen. I must admit I was expecting far more of a fast paced snotty style of pop punk but was pleasantly surprised to hear a more melodic style with plenty of fantastic harmonies. Curiously the EP begins with a song titled Retirement. ![]()
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