Band : PMtoday
Album : In Medias Res
Release Year : 2010
Genre : Post-Hardcore / Progressive / Experimental
Tracklist :
1. Thoughts In Transit
2. People are Machines
3. Goodbye, Blue Monday
4. Progress Is a Lemon
5. Don't Exist
6. I Am Wrong
7. Sad World
8. Soma Holiday
9. Composing a Commercial Product
10. A Convenient Literary Device for Ending Short Stories and Books
2. People are Machines
3. Goodbye, Blue Monday
4. Progress Is a Lemon
5. Don't Exist
6. I Am Wrong
7. Sad World
8. Soma Holiday
9. Composing a Commercial Product
10. A Convenient Literary Device for Ending Short Stories and Books
With In Medias Res, pmtoday have given Post-Hardcore fans something to be excited about in 2010
In Medias Res is a musical cornucopia of technical prowess wrapped around a core of some of the sugariest hooks imaginable. Don't let its introductory track fool you. Everything after the somewhat lackluster balladry of 'Thoughts in Transit' is a musical roller coaster, turning on a dime, shifting from delectable delay driven leads to rising sing-a-long choruses, crazed stop start riffing to enchanting calm. It's one hell of a ride. Lead guitarist Cuinn Brogan, taking ques from The Fall of Troy's Thom Erak, is constantly sprinting across his fretboard with nimble hammer-on pull-off licks that, to his credit, stay within the confines of good taste, displaying his skill without sacrificing flow or letting it lapse into a self-indulgent wankfest.
With their Rise Records debut pmtoday have penned what will likely end up being one of the best Post-Hardcore albums in 2010. In Medias Res fires on all cylinders, delivering all the flair and personality of such genre heavyweights as Dance Gavin Dance and Circa Survive. Sure, it may not rack up the points for originality, but it's done right and done with style. What more could you ask for?
