Sevyn

What an enjoyable flurry of energy and chaos and rage.
Not huge on the screamy vocals (as I seldom am), but they are fairly well mitigated/offset by the raw talent and fluidity of pretty much everything else.

Once more, I will preface this by saying that this is a genre that is well outside of my usual listening habits and that I feel pretty unqualified to speak on in great depth. For that reason, I'm gonna keep it brief and avoid talking too much about technical aspects, like composure.
This album is really interesting. As is often the case for me, I didn't connect very well with the hip hop aspects of it, and I generally enjoy music with more elements and depth and intent. However, the ... read more

This album employs an excess of all of the things I really struggle to find appreciation for: acoustic only instruments, sappy lyrics, and oversold, melodramatic vocals. Did not work for me.

So, I'm gonna be honest, I kinda like this album? However, I'm going to add some asterisks to that statement. (This is also just personal, moderately uneducated opinion; I'm nowhere near an emo expert or connoisseur.)
I think the most glaring issue is that, for what it is, it appears to me that this album came late. By 2012, emo was already in considerable decline, and we'd already had several big acts come out that did what these guys do, but better (and a lot earlier). I ... read more