| So with their huge success all over myspace and purevolume A Heartwell Ending will have no problem making their name known to unsuspicious fans, with plays beyond plays on myspace and all the comments it's hard to believe these guy aren't on a bigger label than Mediaskare. A Heartwell Ending are addictive pop-emo-punk that makes you proud to brag about what you're listening to but then again it has that love to hate factor that most pop-punk carries on it's back. But trust me once you listen to A Heartwell Ending all that goes out the window for the 35 or so minutes this album is on play.
The album never lets up as it chugs from one song to the next. Everything from the second track, Give Up To Give In which has such a raunchy, obnoxious vibe (mostly because of the vocals) to the concluding, All Alone makes for a record mouth full of sing-a-long anthems with words more than worthy for away messages and profiles. These guys have perfected a sound that mixes everything from punk to emo to hardcore to indie. So many bands try to spice up their music by including so many elements, but majority of them fall flat on their face and end up creating a huge mess. A Heartwell Ending, however, have mastered a sound which includes a mix of so many styles (I hear elements of Thursday, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio, etc. in certain aspects and parts throughout the whole album -- Im sure you could point out many others) without over doing it, and while still incorporating a flavor of their own that resulted in something that is totally their own. If any band has the right to put a sticker on the front of their CD that says anything along the lines of Sounds Like so and so or For Fans of so and so, then itd be A Heartwell Ending.
This album is by no means perfect as the songs all seem to run side by side, it doesn't offer as much as this band is capable of, especially after hearing the instrumental work throughout the album that left me in awe. Also, the production could be a bit better seeing as the guitars tend to be toned to high and the vocals seem a bit low at times. However, none of that drastically affects the total outcome and experience for me. Hopefully, you can hear this and be as moved by it as I was. Like I said, don't let your ADD get the best of you; it may take some time, but the lasting result is more than worth it; I, for one, am in love (with it).
~ Wayne
July 28 2006 |
