CD Review: FOREVERANDNEVER – “Promises”
There’s something tangibly nostalgic about FOREVERANDNEVER’s
new three-song set Promises, a welcoming
feel that immediately envelops the listener. Raw emotion pours from each note
of the sprawling opener “Promises” with passionately woven bars like ‘I'm sick
and tired of all / The fights / The
screams now become so quiet / I
can't hear you now / Was everything perfect here for you? / Mouth like a storm, you're pale blue,’ before FOREVERANDNEVER shifts gears and
put their foot on the gas for the thunderous “Like Wolves,” which pairs deafening
cymbal crashes with tormented vocals and churning guitars. But not to be
outdone, Promises saves perhaps the
best for last in the roiling “One With The Night,” a nod to latter day Brand
New that breaks down into a turbulent sea of guitars and drums. Maybe it’s the
fact that Promises sounds like
it should have been released 10 or 15 years ago. Or maybe it’s the fact that
this is just a very good EP. It’s hard to pinpoint but the latter seems right.
Go Download: “One With The Night”
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