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Tracklisting:
01 Crash
02 The Deal
03 Restless
04 Sticks And Stones
05 Conspiracy Against Me
06 Darling
07 So Real
08 Hands Blues
09 Body Electricity
10 Enough
11 Clarity
12 7 Guitars
13 Ever
14 State Of Affairs
15 Let's Not Get Dramatic
16 Tonight
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Band Name: Hymn, The
Album Name: She Sells Seashells
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Label: Bern Records
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When this band is really revved up, they sound like a contemporary, European version of alterna-rockers Helmet. That said, they're not that excited much of the time, bringing a droopy-eyed, bassy sounding cross between pop and grunge. The Hymn take a percussive sound and meld it with warped harmonies that are just what this band's music needs in order to sound strictly innovative. The wooly licks that grace lead cut 'Crash' are at times remote yet subdued but nevertheless, they remain effective without fail. There's an abundance of crunch to the guitars during 'The Deal', but it's the vocals that really take these songs to an additional level musically. Despite the Seattle flavored bite to the attack of these tunes, the determinedly melodic crooning on 'Conspiracy Against Me' evoking deep Vedderisms, however, the tone portrayed is much rounder and fuller. Not too bad. The ballad 'Darling' morphs into a heavy, lurching rocker. The sheer quantity of differing musical variations on this record makes it worthy of a listen on its own; the sixteen tracks making this record a marathon run which is interesting all of the way to the finish line. Musically vampish, 'So Real' relies a bit too much on pop sensibilities. Its tracks such as this that will leave you wishing the band opened things up a bit more. The group maintains a smooth, accessible tone right up until the freaked out end of 'Enough'. In 'Clarity', you'll find a mildly disguised Elvis fronting Nirvana, suggesting that The Hymn certainly know how to pick 'em as far as influences goes. Songs like this do hold up to argument when considering the band's creativity in performance. You have heard these sounds before, making many of the melodies easily memorable, but The Hymn put these classic inspirations through a subversively surreal filter, allowing for a sound that is old yet new, recognizable, and unfortunately a bit dated for the tastes of most metal maniacs. There is certainly no denying that The Hymn have a decent thing going here, the challenge which lies ahead is the ignition of the spark that would drive folks back into these introspective and often sullen tones.
Review by: thewizard
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