Claiming to be the freshest and heaviest
Pop Punk band to come from Kent, Melrose
recorded ‘Let Me Remind You’;
their debut EP at Emeline Studios
with producer Ian Sadler in August
last year. It has been available to download for free since the 13th of
November and has already brought them local radio play.
Melrose stick to what they know with opening track ‘Five-Sided Fistigon’ and show great
production and some promising musical abilities from start to finish. The track
hurtles into full throttle as soon as it begins, and the band show off their
signature heavy riffs, gang-style vocals and A Day to Remember-esque
breakdowns. Melrose also involve
synths in their work but also recognise the current popularity of heavier Pop
Punk and are fully embracing it.
‘F.Y.I. (It’s Do or Die)’ is lyrically-typical of Pop Punk
music; ‘For you information, I’m a better man this time’, making use of general
relationship woes that many listeners can relate to. It’s clear that Melrose want to hold onto their Pop
Punk flair with both hands, but also refuse to restrict their audience by
making their lyrics too personal at the early stage of their career in the
industry. The blend of vocals and scream vocals that the band can create is
something you cannot teach, and luckily something they do very well.
The quartet’s can come as emotionally
harsh because of its thrashing breakdowns and blaring vocal style, but the use
of syth brings a light aspect into the mix, helping Melrose become more distinctive as a band. They have clearly opted
to come across as unique without tarnishing their main genre too drastically. ‘Summer Weather’ and ‘Killing Me Won't Bring Back Ya' Goddamn
Honey!’ both utilise heavy instrumentation and speedy synths; a combination
that may seem odd at first glance, but only reflects the hard work the band
have put into producing such a hard-hitting debut.
‘Let Me Remind You’ is definitely a positive start
and proves that there’s no harm in knowing who you are as a band or artist even
at the beginning of your career, if what you compose is well liked that is! Melrose, right up until ‘No Thanks Man, I'm High On Life!’ show
their passion for what they do with wonderfully blended, harmonic vocals thrown
into the mix with coarse, scream leading vocals.
3/5
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