Rosaline - 2009 A Constant North

Band : Rosaline

Album : A Constant North

Release Year : 2009

Genre : Post-Hardcore / Experimental

Tracklist : 

1. The New Utah
2. Culture Wars
3. Brother, We’ll Save You Now
4. Pin the Sea to the Wall
5. In True Pisces Fashion
6. The White City
7. Polaris
8. A Silver Meridian
9. Children of Latitude

 

Rosaline holds true to the consonant aggression and honest authenticity of the early 2000 melodic post hardcore movement. Their sounds, and more importantly their musical cognition are comparable to the undeniably impacting, harmonious and heart felt intensity of The Changing of Times, Full Collapse and The Satellite Years era. Concentrated musical thinking behind each song provides a glimmer of light shining through for fans of true, orchestrated, and meaningful melodic hardcore in the dim, watered down forest of often meaningless independent music today.

This album is a sound addition to the library of any fan of the genres they represents, even if, at nine songs, the record is a little short. Of course, using this tactic it means that there is less of a chance for things to get stale and their use of instruments and progression is to be commended. The guitar work is smart and sounds good, but there is nothing too technical involved. The lyrics aren’t great and the band isn’t going to become the favorite band of too many too soon, thanks to the other players in this scene, but I look forward to seeing what they can come up with next.

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