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Renee Heartfelt
Death of the Ghost
Textbook Music CD
Renee Heartfelt sounds like they've been living on a steady diet of Elliott.
I really enjoyed Renee Heartfelt's EP Magdalene, but the outfit's debut full-length Death of the Ghost definitely surpasses my expectations.
Death of the Ghost is chalk full of spinning, reverberated guitars, numbing guitar picks, thick vibrating bass plucks, and compelling soaring vocals that echoes as strong as Chris Higdon's (Elliott) emotive delivery. A constant upsurge of energy and driving rock dynamism builds throughout Death of the Ghost. This fourteen track journey is not to be missed.
As on Magdalene, those Quicksand influences are still felt every so often. But it's as if Renee Heartfelt intensely studied the post-hardcore crunch outfit, slightly ironed out the jagged rhythms, and wrapped resounding guitar riffs that make you shiver, and slick entrancing melodies that snares your mind's full attention around a vibrant rock delivery. The drums solidly pound and beat while those guitars slowly drown the air, ricocheting, and building up towering walls of sound.
"Interlude" is an infectious gleaming rocker that was hit with constant repeats, while tracks like "(is) forgiven.," "Misanthropes," "Kerosene," the high-energized bass-led "Rush," and heck, every track on the release is note worthy. The slowed down guitar picks for the short instrumental "Slow Down" eerily sounds very similar to the beginning of The Cure's "Burn" (from The Crow Soundtrack), which makes sense since some of the dirge-like tempos resonates The Cure. Every song ebbs and flows and pulsates perfectly into the next, and your mind never wanders, not for one second.
Scheduled for an October release, Death of the Ghost's sound will perfectly match the chilly crisp autumn season air. For fans of Elliott, Elevator Division, Quicksand, Rival Schools, and Failure, you'll be tightly hugging Death of the Ghost's drifting and swirling melodies like there's no tomorrow.
by Fake Train
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