Holy fuck I'm not even being biased; this is good as hell. It's a cohesive, well structured and unique noise rock album. Not to mention the catchy as hell melodies and on point vocals. Genuinely loved this thing.
Favorites: Smile & Wave, Boys | Closed Fists and Battle Antics | Have It Your Way |Trainwreck | Obsession
Least Favorites (still fire): Watch You Suffer As I Did | September Secrets
EDIT: Goddamn this has gotten so much exposure. Makes me happy to see. Thanks to y'all for ... read more
Stan Avenade, it's our duty.
So. Like every Friday, I was looking at the new albums that AOTY was offering me. And then I come across "It's a Whimsical Afterlife" by Avenade, an album that was placed number one for 2019 with a score above 90. It attracted my curiosity, so I listened to it.... and HOOOOLY FUUUUUCK! IT'S ONE OF THE NOISIEST, MOST ABRASIVE, BRUTAL, HEAVY AND DISSONANT ALBUMS OF 2019, IT'S CRAZY!!!!!
What a fucking slap in my face! After several listenings, I learned ... read more
Avenade is back, with their long awaited debut LP "It's A Whimsical Afterlife", a fusion of post-hardcore, noise rock, garage punk, whatever you wanna call it. It's a raw, noisy album, full of headbanging moments and catchy melodies that will certainly get you hyped up. The nihilistic concepts match perfectly the chaotic sound, both reflecting the inner messiness of an individual's mind. I have some minor problems with the lo-fi production, specially in the chorus of Painfully Please ... read more
it's easier to pass off your boring album if it's loud or gazey because people usually don't come for wtude that's catchy, just for things that Go Fucking Hard but this shit has so many memorable songs it's insane. first 3 tracks plus dear misery are all amazing and will get stuck in your head the same way Deep Deep by HANL will. didn't love the last song, felt a little generic for the genre and tryhard, but besides that this is awesome
Holy shit. This is a fantastic noise rock project. Why hasn't this band got any attention yet?
1 | Skydiving in the City 5:36 | 91 |
2 | Just Smile and Wave, Boys 5:47 | 87 |
3 | Closed Fists and Battle Antics 3:34 | 89 |
4 | Painfully Please 3:19 | 80 |
5 | Obsession 6:06 | 82 |
6 | Dear Misery 7:08 | 90 |
7 | Trainwreck 6:58 | 83 |
8 | Have It Your Way 7:28 | 94 |
9 | Watch You Suffer As I Did 3:11 | 80 |
10 | Over the Windbreak / Bloom 17:05 | 88 |
11 | September Secrets 5:00 | 87 |