(Boomtown / Shock)

Hometown pride never felt so good

In 2007 The Amity Affliction cemented their place in upper echelons of Australian music with their EP High Hopes. Blending elements of hardcore, punk, rock and a few daubes of oft-maligned emo, The Amity Affliction soon had crowds singing along to every word and winning hearts nationwide. Come 2008 and the band’s debut album Severed Ties is set to blow this already impressive achievement out of the water. Bigger and better is the name of the game folks – vocalists Ahren’s and Joel’s respective melodic singing and guttural screams are complimented by complex musicianship and guest appearances by Crafter and JJ of Prom Queen, Helmet of the Daylight Curse, Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan and Lochlan Watt of the Surrogate. It is due to this all-star line up and musical talent that every track sounds like a party where all attendees are having the time of their lives. With keyboards coming to the fore across the album and guitar work of an international quality, Severed Ties is as full a sounding recording as anything out there and is particularly apparent on opener I Heart Roberts and the reworked Poison Pen Letters. In case this hasn’t wet your appetite yet, Severed Ties also contains a memorable cover of Love Is A Battlefield to put the icing on the proverbial cake. Put simply, Severed Ties is the one of the most engaging and listenable records in whatever genre The Amity Affliction choose to dabble in this year.

*****

PATRICK PERRIER

Comments (2)

2. Written by H3ndo, on 21-10-2008 17:41 , IP: 115.128.9.14 AMITY ARE THE BEST!!!!  and there sick Live too!

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