Failure ‘Your Body Will Be’ Review: band’s 2nd of four 2018 EP’s covers the gamut of their sound.
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Hot on the heels of their In The Future EP, Failure are back with Your Body Will Be (due May 25th on Failure Records),the 2nd of 4 EP’s planned for this year, all of which will culminate in a full-length album in the fall.
And much like the previous EP, the new release covers a wide range of sound and dynamics and that speaks to all of the band’s various strengths.
Click here for my In The Future EP review
No One Left is classic Failure, opening with an atonal guitar figure and simmering verse before breaking into an anthemic chorus and frontman Ken Andrews soaring vocals, while follow-up Solar Eyes kicks off with a staccato riff reminiscent of Queens of The Stone Age’s Feel Good Hit Of The Summer before breaking into a kaleidoscopic swirls of guitars and the group’s patented mix of harmony and dissonance.
What Makes It Easy switches gears, a restrained, down tempo affair with post-punk textures, militaristic drums and psychedelic guitar flourishes, while Segue 11 ably follows suit, with trippy soundscapes recalling classic Pink Floyd and sci-fi scores, drawing upon similar sonic elements as Mulholland Drive, the classic rock throwback off their 2015 album The Heart is a Monster.
All in all, Your Body Will Be is another solid, engrossing collection of songs from a group who still sound invigorated and engaged, showing that their 21st century reunion shows no sign of withering anytime soon, and making me very excited and curious about what other sonic thrills they have in store for us this year.
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