Memphis May Fire - Between The Lies
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RIYL
ConfideGreeley Estates
We Came as Romans
Release Date
11/02/2010
Label
Bullet Tooth RecordsTracklist
1.Be Careful What Your Wish For2.Action/Adventure
3.Vaulted Ceilings
4.Deuces Las Cruces
5.Gingervitus
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With an ever growing scene and bands throwing creativity to the wind, post-hardcore acts are quick becoming harder and harder to decipher from one another. Who is worth listening to and who is worth ignoring altogether? Some bands seem to fit into both categories, with some of their material making a bold statement and the rest being washed away into a sea of mediocrity. Memphis May Fire is that band, to a lesser extent. They find themselves on the brink of becoming the next big band that will get noticed by critics and listeners alike within the post-hardcore genre.
Between The Lies sees MMF building on the aggression and southern angst that made their debut full-length, Sleepwalker, a success. The first two tracks leave the listener with a familiar feeling with their signature southern styled riffs, tight double bass, and Matt Mullins' incredible screaming and clean vocal range. After finishing these tracks the listener is left with a great deal of energy and pure adrenaline. Unfortunately, that feeling gets totally squashed by what ultimately becomes the EP’s downfall, the track “Vaulted Ceilings.”
“Vaulted Ceilings” finds MMF dabbling with a down-tempo, almost electronica-type sound that includes piano, heavy synth styled bass, and drowned out guitars. This is somewhat of a new direction for MMF and not one that necessarily works in their favor. The song does kick into rock mode towards the end, but it doesn’t save the track from feeling totally out of place amongst the EP’s other four heavier, more standout tracks. Moving forward Memphis May Fire would greatly benefit from keeping tracks like this as short intros, interludes, or possibly just scrapping any experimental ideas completely.
With refocused energy, MMF hits their stride once again for the final two tracks and ends the album on a bright note. “Action/Adventure” stands out as the go-to track on the album, but the style of songwriting that’s going to catch the listener’s attention lies within songs like “Gingervitus” with its strong, driving guitars and catchy chorus. In the end, Memphis May Fire is going to fair well in the music scene once they come to the realization that their boundaries are indeed not endless, and they in fact do create only one specific type of rock well.
--Brian Myers
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Atascadero, CA
i dig it, it's nothing amazing by any means but it's a solid EP and a step up from their previous full length in my opinion. Gets me more excited for their next full length.
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i actually dig this a lot. it's nothing amazing, but i do think they are somewhat original with their song formulas. i liked that "vaulted ceilings" slowly built up. you don't see a lot of metal bands trying to make a song that gradually builds on itself. like i said, nothing amazing, but it's got a nice sound to it.
and like aaron said, pretty excited to hear a full length after hearing this.
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Pretty good stuff. I feel like Vaulted Ceilings was strategically placed where it is for a reason. The first 2 tracks hit hard, and it gives it a little more change of pace, and little less pounding the point til its dead, and does the album good once the end of it comes around to jump right into the last two tracks.
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