I received a sympathetic trio from beautiful New Zealand today via stream to contribute my editorial part about the band "DIE! DIE! DIE!" with their album "Form".
Somehow it's a shame that we live in a modern age where everything runs through the internet, while I am really old-fashioned because it's nicer to hold something in your hands. Those were the days when bands sent CDs with a band info and band photo. Well, but that's not the topic here, but the music. And you can also listen to it through this medium.
"DIE! DIE! DIE!" is a trio and describes their music as Post Punk. And that's already where the faux pas lies. The term PUNK... because it has nothing to do with punk at all, or I lack the competence to hear that correctly.
But let's take it step by step, because it doesn't mean it's bad for that reason.
"Casemen," the first track of the CD, sounds more like a symbiosis of The Edge (guitarist of U2) and Davey Havok (voice of AFI). Noisy rock music with a slightly catchy pop attitude that is supposed to encourage good mood. Let's see if it works when I listen to the next piece.
"IiI Ships" now sounds almost only like AFI on dope. Boring guitars try to follow a psychedelic melody line, while the bass and drums really work well together, which shows that there is definitely potential in craftsmanship, but musically it simply provides an alternative route that quickly becomes boring.
With "How Ye" a bit of tension arises, but here too, it somehow feels copied again. The good piece could easily be from My Bloody Valentine. Not quite as playful, but it has something. It definitely has the quality to land on my MP3 player for a while.
But unfortunately, it doesn't continue like that. "Daze" is again boringly droned along, the sound of the guitar is a bit grunge, a bit alternative, but never standout. Here is a band at work that has not yet managed to define itself, and that's exactly what makes the current album by DIE! DIE! DIE! so boring.
It just meanders along and has no real highlights or tension arc. Therefore, this album falls through the cracks for me because it simply lacks too much.
But to not completely tear it apart... it's still better than the uniform mush on various TV and radio stations.
Before buying the album, I would definitely recommend listening to it first. Because you shouldn't just throw your hard-earned money out of the window.
