Junius - Forcing Out the Silence
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Cave InExplosions in the Sky
The Mars Volta
Placebo
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Radar RecordingsTracklist
01. [elan vital]02. hiding knives
03. from the isle of the blessed
04. [elan fatale]
05. forcing out the silence
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From the string of new artists coming from Radar Recording comes Junius, a melodic, yet powerful space alt rock outfit. While Forcing Out the Silence may only be an EP, it shows immense promise, and crafty softwriting.
After a brief intro, "Elan Vital", the album kicks into gear with "Hiding Knives", a track that is musically reminiscent of Cave In, backed with vocals that really give the band's sound a personality of its own. "Hiding Knives" is a real delight, with enough ups and downs to keep the listener's continual interest. "From the Isle of the Blessed" may start off calmer, but it packs just as much if not more of a punch than its predecessor. Melodies and softer riffs surround choruses that explode with beautiful vocals and aggressive guitars. "Elan Fatale" proves to be the album's most aggressive track, especially vocally. The vocals on this track range from well sung melodies to ear splitting screams, with a background of spacey alt rock music that has large range. "Forcing out the Silence" closes out the EP and clocks in at a whopping seven minutes and thirty seconds. Like the other songs on this album, the track experiments with not only a soft and spacey sound, but also with a more aggressive alternative rock sound, with vocals pretty much remaining in the range of soft melodies through out. The track doesn't lose interest, and that an important factor with a song of such length. The song provides a strong finish for an even stronger EP.
Forcing Out the Silence really stands out from the other recent releases from bands experimenting with a spacey sound, and should earn Junius the credit they deserve. The only down side of this album is that it is only five songs, and with the creativity present in this material, it is obvious that the band have more in store for the listener. This is another great release from a label that seems to know what they are doing.
--Josh Tabbia
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