COLE APPLEYARD CD-EP

There are no track titles on this so forgive me for a lack of info. The first track has, initially, more than a touch of Scottish Green Day to it, with a fast-paced slice of punk-pop that has a soaring, flowing quality to its arrangement, a great lead vocal and slighly off-kilter harmonies, but a fine line in guitar leads, as the song then slows to allow a ringing guitar break to cruise, before accelerating back into the Green Day-esque opening. The more you play it, the more, despite the lack of an obvious hook, infectious it becomes. Track 2 roars into life via a band intro before the vocal enters amid well placed harmonies to reveal a slice of biting indie-punk, with a mix of angst and passion in the vocals, as the guitar blazes a trail through a song that has elements of FFAF and Green Day to it, and comes out winning - a steaming track that's really engaging. Track 3 is introduced by a scything lead guitar above lurching drums and solid bass before the spiralling main guitar riffdescends and the urgent vocals are let loose, this time more like pop-punk hardcore than anything, the ghost of bands such as Brigade and FFAF, laced with a more infectious chorus and, so far, the best song on the album, one that really catches fire, sounds every bit what the band is all about and really hits home the production the best so far, the overall performance simply superb and a song that you really do want to hit "repeat" for. The final track starts slowly with languid bass, lone emotive vocal and angst-ridden lyrics then the drums crunch in, the staccato guitar riff sees the light of day and the band solidly flow ona track that mixes both styles to surging effect, a more emotive songs that's still strong and brings the EP to a soaring climax. As a whole, fine stuff, with track 3 being the real killer.
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