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SEASONS - "What Goes Around" EP

7/11/2016

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When you start off life in a band, naturally it's exciting, you are the fledgling rock star you always dreamed of being, your first gig, your first taste if you will; it's a rush to finally be living that dream...but dreams are soon swept aside by reality and the fact is, being in a band will take a lot of time, commitment, effort, stress...you name it. It's not easy, and often you sacrifice a lot to get that initial momentum going. Some bands play the hell out of their local scene and get old quickly, some drop an EP and tour relentlessly up and down the country supporting whoever will take them for exposure, but to drop not one but two EP's inside nine months? That's a statement of intent if ever there was one and it's exactly what Bedfordshire rockers SEASONS are doing in 2016. Their self titled debut only came out back in March but they already have a follow up by the name of "What Goes Around"...let's see what comes around.

We open up with "Empire" and right away we know this young band are not short of confidence. The sound is big. The riffs are solid, vocalist Grant Tuffs sings with an assertive tone, an authority if you will...he's got the mic, you listen, that's how it works, and the gang vocals provide a smooth harmony that just flows and it all blends together nicely, this is a good start. "When We Were Young" follows on and thankfully it's not an ADELE cover. The chorus again, sounding big but the song as a whole lacks bite compared to our opening track, which can sort-of be said for "Rewind And Replay", which does the opposite to have a generally weaker chorus but a really strong build-up and a great guitar sound courtesy of Matt Turbull and Steve Watts. It's a bit up and down...

It's elsewhere where this EP truly comes to life however...the clarity of purity of the vocals on "Last Words", especially the intro, give this track a real sense of drive, it's emotive, it's passionate and it's nothing short of impressive to find the guys writing at such a level so early on; this track has anthem written all over it and if you are a fan of YOUNG GUNS you will love this, before we finish up on "Fire" and they've really saved the best for last. It's an intense, angst-ridden flurry of rock...it's brief but oh it has bite and really ends things on a strong note. I mentioned Young Guns...but there are elements of YOU ME AT SIX, there are touches of MALLORY KNOX and I DIVIDE and that's seriously far from being a bad thing...all of the above can churn out hit after hit and that's exactly the sound these lads are tapping into, quite effortlessly too. They've taken everything good about their debut, polished it and have grown as a band already in the space of months; everything just sounds more confident and as a result they've instantly made themselves one's to watch over the next twelve months. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...these seasons come and go, hopefully this one sticks around. [7]

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