Our Last Night-We Will All Evolve-(Advance)-2010-SiRE

Artist: Our Last Night

Title: We Will All Evolve

Label: Epitaph

Genre: Hardcore

Bitrate: 252kbit av.

Time: 00:37:48

Size: 71.72 mb

Rip Date: 2010-04-13

Str Date: 2010-05-04



01. Elephants 3:29

02. The Air I Breathe 4:00

03. Mouth Machine Gun 3:19

04. Across The Ocean 4:22

05. Deceiver 4:07

06. The Devil Inside You 3:49

07. Distance Is Destroying Me 2:59

08. Carry Me To Safety 3:40

09. Into The Future 3:35

10. We Will All Evolve 4:28



Release Notes:



It has been a long time coming for the New Hampshire-based five piece,

Our Last Night. Following a the release of their break-through,

sophomore album ôThe Ghosts Among Us,ö the group took to touring and

writing new material. Their last album was my personal favorite of 2008

and showcased a full arsenal, all the while being fairly young, they

showed no signs of easing on the acceleration. ItÆs a new decade and

their follow up ôWe Will All Evolveö speaks volumes for where the band

has progressed to. A few capricious years older, more experience under

their belt, and a load of changes make this album one of the more

unexpected this year.



The specific changes I am referring to start off during the recording

process. Steve Evetts (Story Of The Year, He Is Legend, The Used)

helmed producing ôThe Ghosts Among Us,ö and was able to bring an

unchanging wall-of-sound direction that lead to the albums

chart-topping success. This time around the act sought Andrew Wade

(Versa Emerge, A Day To Remember), to help produce, and the mixture of

that and Alex Woodrow (bass) being at college and not able to help

record his lines led to most of the tracks on ôWe Will All Evolveö

having a less than heavy sound associated with their signature

post-hardcore ù and in its place surfaces a more tone-focused sound.

ItÆs almost as if the rhythm guitar completely covers the bass up at

times. All that does however is open the flood gates for Matt

WentworthÆs lighter vocals and technical guitars to shine. It feels a

lot like when Aaron (ex-Underoath) began taking a more active role in

their recordings.



Another alteration is with the now grown up (ok heÆs 16 now) lead

singer screamer Trevor Wentworth. Normally saying your vocalist is 14

will get you laughed off stage, but Trevor held his own among peers and

even sported a finessed shout that bested some of the genres top

performers (see Spencer Chamberlin, Bert Mccracken, etc). This time

around he must have strained his voice while drinking tons of Yoohoo

chocolate milk, because all of his vocals on ôWe Will All Evolveö have

a growling raspy quality to them. The commanding shouts of the past are

a casualty of puberty and milk-based products. Of course that doesnÆt

make them any less intense.



After the changes however, Our Last Night has pretty much just upped

the ante with this record. Tracks like ôMouth Machine Gunö and

ôDistance Is Destroying Meö are a short cry from their last album, with

undeniably infectious heavy riffs matched with harmonious melody. While

ôThe Air I Breatheö feels like a more technical and punk-like Story Of

The Year, and the oddball of the bunch ôInto The Future,ö which feels

as though label-mates New Found Glory took over the studio for a few

hours and recorded a light-hearted pop rock song. Matt said in a studio

update video that when created a certain light memorable riff for the

album that he ôknew [he] was going to put his kids through college with

it. The track reaches outside of their comfort zone, surprises fans

while not alienating them, and even sounds like it would put a seasoned

pop-rock artist to shame. The effort ends with the massive title track

ôWe Will All Evolve,ö which mashed together all successful entities of

past and present, making an impressive album ender that releases the

brakes and hammers home the idea of remaining static and yet changing.

The last line in the song states it best, ôSing with me, This is how we

aspirate. ThereÆs still progress to be made.ö



Even with all these differences, after several listens, this record has

yet to relinquish its grasp on my current playlist. Their relatable

lyrics are inspirational and their vague metaphors allow their

listeners to imagine far greater than a simple cursory glance would

pick up. MattÆs creative and sprawling guitars lead to memorable riffs

in every single track, while his vocals are a smoothed surface to

counter TrevorÆs now raspy throat growls. Tim MolloyÆs percussion feels

lower in the mix, but his quick hits and clashing cymbals make plenty

of remarkable splashes. All in all, ôWe Will All Evolveö is both, one

of the most completely outstanding, and surprising albums of this year.

If you havenÆt heard of Our Last Night, you will be introduced shortly,

as they are on their way up, with little signs of stopping from this

evolving post-hardcore bunch.



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