Everyzine Everyzine Vol.1 - 2020

A Fever Dream
A rather underrated album, perhaps due to it
being a follow-up to Get To Heaven. It doesn’t
quite have the energy of the album throughout
but it balances it out with some more softer
and mellower moments, similar to Arc. The
album as a whole is their most cohesive work
yet, as all the tracks here share a lot of themes
in common and are even musically similar to
each other. Ultimately thematically it feels like
a condensation of a lot of the themes on Get
To Heaven but I find that the music here really
shines on a lot of select songs.
Favourite songs:
1) White Whale- Not just their best closer, it’s
their best song ever. It’s quite simple lyrically
but its sheer emotional power makes up for
it and Jon’s singing is beautifully desperate,
especially during the final chorus. It’s inspiring
and even cleansing, making for a perfect
closer to the album as a whole. The music is
utterly moving here and really gives the song
the
nautical feeling it needs. Surreal, epic track.
2) Ivory Tower- The dehinged feeling of this
track is spectacular, it really has that aggressive
vibe to it like it’s ready to get into a
punching match with you. Very raw, angry
song that just keeps building up more and
more. Lines like “Come and crush me in the
Waitrose aisle” and “Let me see you with the
caps lock on” are extremely well delivered.
The climax is just perfect and reeks of all the
energy from GtH coming back.
3) Night of the Long Knives- Another superb
opener, it’s so dark and even named after a
pretty gruesome incident but still manages
to be catchy and a bit dancey. The lyrics are
great, especially the dribbling mouth line and
the climax is one of the darkest bits of the first
half. Very memorable beginning for sure.
Most Underrated song: Big Game is another
standout for me. Despite starting off slow this
has a really nice ominous feel to it which is
also countered by the somewhat humourous
lyrics, and the buildup towards the end before
it bursts into this beautifully fat guitar riff is a
superb surprise. It’s maybe not lyrically complex
but it makes up for it on a musical level.
Most addicting song: For me it’s Good Shot,
Good Soldier. Odd choice I know but the beat
on this one really hooks me and the chorus on
this is so beautifully powerful and unique that
it’s practically begging to be listened to on
loop. Fantastic middle track.
Bonus track that could’ve been on the album:
Breadwinner obviously. It’s pretty energetic
and has huge single energy, I don’t think it’s
exactly controversial to say that it’s one of
their best tracks from the AFD era. Unlike
most of the album its lyrics are very varied
and much more EE, going over quite a lot of
themes in the verses alone. Its hooks are great
and the chorus is memorable, I’d go so far as
to say that it’s one of their best tracks from
this era alone even.
And that’s it! Hope you enjoyed reading this.
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PRESENTING
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