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Amanda Woodward
La Decadence de la Decadence
Code of Ethics LP
Remember how you felt the first time you heard bands like Closure, Portraits of Past, Serotonin, The Khayembii Communique, Saetia, Inkwell, Maximillian Colby, I, Robot, and Yage (among others)? Outfits that perfectly coalesced driving dynamic hardcore, clamorous punk rock, and blood-curdling screams with melody and soft interludes. Caen, France's Amanda Woodward plays a style akin to the aforementioned bands...a style that's both vibrant and passionate.
After seeing Amanda Woodward live a couple weeks back, I left the show with a huge smile fixed on my face—to say the least, I was highly impressed. The impact of Amanda's set was comparable to the excitement I felt unearthing punk rock for the first time. An inspiring sound that contained all the raw and gritty elements I love, Amanda's entrancing live set equals the energy of the inspiring tracks on their La Decadence de la Decadence. But don't be a fool and miss them live...remember, they're from France. Opportunities to see a moving punk rock band like this are few and far between.
Releases like La Decadence de la Decadence fuels my love for punk rock. On La Decadence the listener continuously gets stung by melodic guitar lashes, swirling reverberation, screams of desperation and anguish, and hard-driving dynamics that will ricochet in your head well after the needle stops. Sure, comparisons can be made to the defunct French scream-outfit Jasmine (the Jasmine / Elements of Need split should already be a release tucked away in your record collection), but the intensity of feeling by Amanda's electric shock to the auditory nerve incites a greater energy—and this can be experienced both by their high-voltage performance and on La Decadence de la Decadence.
With Amanda Woodward's newest offering, punk rock has never sounded so alive, and the French language has never sounded so cool. La Decadence de la Decadence is simply infectious and a must.
by Fake Train
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