I really liked Crime In Stereo’s last record The Troubled Stateside and my feelings about the Long Island-based band’s latest album, Is Dead, are no different. Is Dead is a solid melodic hardcore/pop-punk album that gives both fury and melody their fair share of face time with a little more emphasis on the melody. The band also shows they aren’t afraid to move beyond straight-up pop-punk or melodic hardcore and include some slower, moodier, and more atmospheric songs like “Unfortunate Tourists” and “Orbiter.” It isn’t as drastic a stylistic shift as the one Cave-In made, but then again, Crime In Stereo isn’t a metal band trying to make a major-label modern rock album either. Is Dead is simply (at its core) about the energetic combination of churning guitars, crashing drums, and in-your-face hook-laden choruses. Check it.
RIYL: Bayside, The Movielife, The Casket Lottery, etc…
MP3 | Crime In Stereo – XXXX (The First 1000 Years Of Solitude) Is Dead
MP3 | Crime In Stereo – Nixon Is Dead
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