The Underside Of Power is righteous, vicious and vital. If the world is a stage, then at the moment it’s hard to think of a better house band than Algiers.
Algiers’ The Underside Of Power is an incredible undertaking and for the most part an incredible achievement.
On The Underside of Power, they assert that even amid violence, darkness, and horror, that the human spirit is affirmed through witness and resistance, leading not only to solace but to redemption.
With The Underside of Power, Algiers are providing a potent soundtrack to the modern uprising.
There’s a confrontational energy to The Underside of Power that encourages conversation, and not just rapturous abandon. It’s an unorthodox approach that immediately distinguishes them.
Whether or not punk is “back” amidst this wide range of artistic responses remains an open question, but if what the world needs right now is confrontational, unapologetic art, then The Underside of Power rises to the challenge and succeeds.
Algiers blow the sophomore slump out of the water with The Underside of Power, a more intense and versatile album than the band's self-titled debut.
Gospel, punk, and noise fuse together for Algiers’ ambitious and chaotic second album. The songs burn with anger and grief, but lack cohesion to get the message across.
In my journey of listening to the albums of the past decade, which for some reason did not enter my radar, Algiers delivers an album that I really didn't expect much, seeing the tags assigned to it, all I can say is: Don't come to this EP with some twisted bias, this project hits hard.
Revisiting and DAMN this shit slapsssss hAAAArd
Punk has soul now thanks to Algiers.
The vocals were over the top at times. Nevertheless it didn’t ruin the experience.
FAVORITE TRACKS: WALK LIKE A PANTHER, THE UNDERSIDE OF POWER, A MURMUR. A SIGN., PLAGUE YEARS.
The band that Imagine Dragons wished to be. Solid album, definitely better than their self-titled.
#7 | / | Treble |
#9 | / | The Needle Drop |
#11 | / | PopMatters |
#13 | / | musicOMH |
#15 | / | American Songwriter |
#17 | / | Loud and Quiet |
#17 | / | Spectrum Culture |
#24 | / | State |
#24 | / | The Quietus |
#26 | / | Gigwise |