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"The Changing Of Times"

Underoath

 

"The Changing Of Times" holds significance for the third release for this Floridian five some, in that it's a bold statement both in songwriting and musicality, side-stepping expectation and crafting a durable, memorable music-first release that kicks open the door of complacency.

In a sudden change of identity, they've gone from stupid white trash kids to masterminded musicians that weave tight melodies in and around double-barrel riffing and shifty scream/vocals, resulting in an Indie-Rock blow up immeasurable in words even by today's overcrowded standards.

Musically we're traveling down an emotionally riveting path, often dark, littered with minor-key markings, acoustic passages of harmonic bliss, and break in the cloud highlights-somber and unsettling at one glance, spiritually uplifting and joyful the next.

It's an unexpectedly pleasing chemical reaction that merges Anathema with At The Drive In where tunes like "When The Sun Sleeps," "Letting Go Of Tonight," or "The Changing Of Times" reveal a forefront sense of honesty
and the everyday, then bombard your senses with unsettling wind sweeps of structural deviance.

Atmospheric pressure builds and takes hold of a third person perspective, close to home lyrics, beautiful melodic
passages and percussive restraint, as Underoath, undermining authority and opting for irrational realism, succeeds where others fear to tread.

Released by Solid State Records
Website: http://www.solidstaterecords.com/home.html

Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu]
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