Your Favorite Enemies - Youthful Dreams of an Old Empire
(Hopeful Tragedy Records)
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| Your Favorite Enemies - Youthful Dreams Of An Old Empire |
Release Date: 8th July 2013
From time to time, I come across
bands that I have never heard of (never mind heard) who have seemingly amassed
a huge following and an intensely loyal fanbase. Canadian rockers Your Favorite
Enemies are one such band and, despite the fact that they do that annoying
thing of dropping the 'u' from favourite, I can completely understand why this
sextet have attracted such attention. Opening track, 'A View From Within', is a
dark, brooding rock behemoth that builds so gradually you hardly even notice.
Fusing Depeche Mode at the most energetic, Garbage at their most mischievous
and take a lead from anything Trent Reznor has touched, 'A View From Within'
would be perfect for the soundtrack of the next Bond film or any of the Lisbeth
Salander outings. The outrageously Emo-titled 'Empire of Sorrows' is up next
and it entirely lives up to its title.
Atmospheric guitars, semi-spoken word vocals and a wonderfully dirgy riff make
for a Placebo vs Perfect Circle mash up that is hard to resist wallowing in.
Final track, 'Satsuki Yami', is an instrumental affair full of distortion and
delay that is pleasing enough but feels more like an album filler than anything
you would think is important enough to make up a third of a release. All in
all, though, the first two tracks make this well worth your time so try
immersing yourself in some Canadian dark rock, it'll make you want to wear
black leather and walk through crowded city streets at night with big
headphones on and a sense of purpose.
More information: http://yourfavoriteenemies.com/