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| 2.5 average | Alabaster Jones | January 11th 16 |
Being the final project and only full length of Connecticut emo trio Dear Pines, Skipping is pretty by-the-numbers and unspectacular. With a vocalist that sounds very similar to Christian Holden of The Hotelier and instrumentation that does nothing to separate itself from many other emo-revival bands out there, the record isn't very dynamic or very interesting. This usually can be saved by an emotional vocal performance, poetic lyrics, and beautiful melodies, as the aforementioned Hotelier did two years ago, but unfortunately the lyrics here sound contrived and sometimes even eye-rollingly stereotypical. The vocalist does do a good job sounding convincingly emotional, and there are some really nice moments musically as well, especially on "Decay In Motion" and "Rang So True". Still, the overarching homogenous nature of the record is a bit too much for me to ignore. All this said, it's not bad in any way, but it's just so cookie-cut and unimaginative that any emotional catharsis to be found is heavily diluted.
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| 2.5 average | Trebor. EMERITUS | February 18th 16 |
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