Mutiny On The Bounty
We were recently contacted by Ellie from Prescription PR about Mutiny On The Bounty, and their new album, Trials, due out on the 27th of August. Having toured a massive 10 times (over 400 concerts) since 2004 and supported the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Kings Of Leon and Coheed And Cambria, this seems to be a band who are intent on taking over the world with their unique take on ‘mathrock’. Energetic and dark at times without turning away from the style which first gained them recognition, the new album promises to produce something which is not only interesting and intriguing, but also something people can throw some shapes to.
Hitting play on the album, first track The Long Loud Silence seems to set the tone for the rest of the album, immediately combining dark and mysterious elements with an almost DnB style beat, slowly building into the track beginning the album properly and showing that this is a band who aren’t afraid to develop and evolve with the times. This idea continues throughout North Korea (the track not the country!) as a raucous guitar line is combined with intricate backing elements, forming a sound which is massively heavy and deep yet also interesting and well formed. Twisting and turning throughout the track there’s no sense of repetition or predicted outcomes, instead opting for turns which you don’t see coming, progressions which keep the track alive and demonstrations of the bands musical ability throughout.
There’s no disputing the bands ability, and tracks such as Artifacts compound this as the album progresses, continuing to offer up blisteringly fast musical sections and revealing what we can expect from the vocals as a clean yet powerful voice echoes out over the backing mix. Couple this with tracks such as Modern Day Robbery and Myanmar and it’s impossible to ignore the prowess that these guys obviously possess for songwriting and technical playing. With each track of the album we’re presented with a different perspective on music, a different way of forming a track and a different part of the whole story that is the album. Elements which shouldn’t work do work, elements which shouldn’t be included are whacked in and the end result is something which I can’t simply consider to be an album, it’s a veritable tome of musical extravagance.
Other stand out tracks on the album include Trials – Fiction, Shifting Paradigms and final track, Mapping The Universe, each one coming in to follow the last and somehow matching the solid musical base the band have managed to achieve. With each element forming a small segment of the whole product, it’s easy to see why these guys have achieved the sorts of support slots they have over time, demonstrating that it is possible to craft an album which doesn’t repeat or use simplicity to sell itself, and that there is still a market for advanced and technical music out there.
Definitely an album you should be looking out for – make sure you check out Mutiny On The Bounty HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Hitting play on the album, first track The Long Loud Silence seems to set the tone for the rest of the album, immediately combining dark and mysterious elements with an almost DnB style beat, slowly building into the track beginning the album properly and showing that this is a band who aren’t afraid to develop and evolve with the times. This idea continues throughout North Korea (the track not the country!) as a raucous guitar line is combined with intricate backing elements, forming a sound which is massively heavy and deep yet also interesting and well formed. Twisting and turning throughout the track there’s no sense of repetition or predicted outcomes, instead opting for turns which you don’t see coming, progressions which keep the track alive and demonstrations of the bands musical ability throughout.
There’s no disputing the bands ability, and tracks such as Artifacts compound this as the album progresses, continuing to offer up blisteringly fast musical sections and revealing what we can expect from the vocals as a clean yet powerful voice echoes out over the backing mix. Couple this with tracks such as Modern Day Robbery and Myanmar and it’s impossible to ignore the prowess that these guys obviously possess for songwriting and technical playing. With each track of the album we’re presented with a different perspective on music, a different way of forming a track and a different part of the whole story that is the album. Elements which shouldn’t work do work, elements which shouldn’t be included are whacked in and the end result is something which I can’t simply consider to be an album, it’s a veritable tome of musical extravagance.
Other stand out tracks on the album include Trials – Fiction, Shifting Paradigms and final track, Mapping The Universe, each one coming in to follow the last and somehow matching the solid musical base the band have managed to achieve. With each element forming a small segment of the whole product, it’s easy to see why these guys have achieved the sorts of support slots they have over time, demonstrating that it is possible to craft an album which doesn’t repeat or use simplicity to sell itself, and that there is still a market for advanced and technical music out there.
Definitely an album you should be looking out for – make sure you check out Mutiny On The Bounty HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls