Nobody ever expected a quartet of boys from St Albans, Hertfordshire would blow up just as big Enter Shikari have. No full lengths had been released since A Flash Flood Of Colour in 2012. After 12 years of 4 albums, 2 compilations and 5 EPs, Shikari have yet again let the floodgates open with their new extraordinary relase: “ The Mindsweep”
Spending years experimenting with post-hardcore, metal, electronic sounds and trance; Enter Shikari have perfected a sound like no other. Rou Reynolds’ unique blend of delivered aggressive vocals are the perfect mix to the background of earth shattering ingenius instrumentals played by some of the most talented musicians in the UK right now.
Enter Shikari first released The Garrison as a single for the album. The words “CAN YOU HEAR THE WAR-CRY” ring through your ears, urging you to mosh like no tomorrow before the mood changes to a more chilled out, poppy dance vibe. The drums are pounding, the guitars are crunching and the vocals are fantastic. Give this a listen to.
The One True Colour is without a shadow of a doubt in my mind one of my favourite songs from the album. The drums are fast and the vocals are roared before progressing into more slower melodies and then picking up the pace again. About two minutes in Rou gives the listeners a fantastic spoken word verse which fits in perfectly before the band cause a ruckus.
Anaesthesist carries a Prodigy influenced dubby beat over Rou’s rapping. All of a sudden, everything goes from quiet to loud with just one line: “YOU FUCKING SPANNER!” From here on the track feels grimier, dubbier and heavier.
My all time favourite track from The Mindsweep is The Appeal & The Mindsweep II. The guitars are crunchy, the drums are rolling like thunder and Rou is screaming like there’s going to be no tomorrow. This one will have you in the pit. Mosh.
Enter Shikari have yet again jumped through hurdles and brought out another fantastic album.
The Mindsweep from start to finish is an exciting album to listen to and one you won’t get bored of anytime soon. Shikari have already made their mark worldwide, this album is just them putting their stamp down. Shikari are just going to keep getting bigger and bigger; watch this space.
You can purchase The Mindsweep by Enter Shikari right here.
Alternatively, you can also purchase it on iTunes.
You can also find this same blog post over at Backstage Pass where I guest blog. Check it out!
What did you think of The Mindsweep? Let me know in the comments section below!
until next time folks, just remember that Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour.
hahaha, this is perhaps just a bit tooo hardcore for me. As you say, not what you expect from St Albans. My bros would love it.
ReplyDeleteThat's their roots Fiona, but aye; who would have thought that just a few lads from St Albans would crack it like these boys have eh!? Aye, give your bros a shout! Thanks for checking this out! x
DeleteI've never heard of them but will go check them out :) x
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Check them out Isabella, you won't regret it! Just like I haven't regretted checking out your blog, fantastic stuff! x
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