{"id":8023,"date":"2019-09-04T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=8023"},"modified":"2019-09-03T20:09:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:09:43","slug":"strung-out-songs-of-armour-and-devotion-fat-wreck-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=8023","title":{"rendered":"Strung Out – Songs Of Armour And Devotion (Fat Wreck Chords)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Strung<\/span>\u00a0Out\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>has been together for almost 30 years \u2013You would be forgiven for thinking they are a new band such is the energy of these songs. Produced by Cameron Webb, who was behind the helm of 2009\u2019s\u00a0Agents of the Underground<\/em>, it\u2019s a record that has the fire of a new band.<\/p>\n

The band are older (obviously) and dare I say it wiser. Yet they play like young men\u00a0musically and lyricly they view a “big Picture”\u00a0 as they\u00a0struggle to make sense of the chaos of the world we live in.<\/p>\n

Much of frontman Cruz\u2019s lyrics come from the death of someone he was incredibly close to. That\u2019s something which has exaggerated and exacerbated Cruz\u2019s emotional fragility and continues the spiritual and philosophical journey he says he\u2019s found himself on in recent years. At the same time, though, these songs are also infused with a spirit of hope and defiance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my best friend six or seven months ago,\u201d explains Cruz. \u201cIt was right before we started writing this record, and that really put a shadow on things. Some of these songs \u2013 especially \u201cMonuments\u201d and \u201cBloody Knuckles\u201d \u2013 reflect that loss. But that\u2019s what\u2019s always made our band work. The music is this metal machine and then you get these vocals that express this vulnerability in a melodic way \u2013 and there\u2019s love and there\u2019s searching in all that machine. This record starts\u00a0out<\/span>\u00a0hopeful and then it kind of degrades. It sobers and ends with loss. But there are so many things on this record that I\u2019m still figuring it\u00a0out<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The albums starts with ‘Rebels And Saints’ and don’t get lulled into a false start becasue its a woven dash and the sunny Californian feel hits you. Melodic and fast. whilst ‘Daggers’ might be darker its almost punk metal in the riffs and pace it tells a story of personal turmoil within the backdrop of an increasingly dystopian America.\u00a0 Strung\u00a0<\/span>Out<\/span>\u2019s trademark melody and aggression is more metal than Bad Religion and its ebb and flow is maintained throughout the album. Its not really a scene that has taken off massivly in the UK and has a very American feel to it songs like ‘Dissapearing City’ cross over as does the pacey and layered harmonies of ‘Politics Of Sleep’.<\/p>\n

Penultimate track ‘Strange Notes’ is bordering on Anthrax metal thrashing mad with a frantic drum roll on the intro like I say some might say it ebbs and flows through the gears throughout the album whilst the next man might say its that constant ebb and flow that pulverises that detracts from the songs as there doesn’t seem too much light and shade throughout the three quarters of an hours worth of music. They could totally land a slot at Download though which might well help US punk cross over to the UK.<\/p>\n

The band head out in support of the album for the rest of the year throughout North America where I’m sure they’ll hoover up audiences with their energy alone.\u00a0 To be fair they’ve always had a tonne of energy\u00a0 but this is a little more metallic that say ‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ that was just the right side of this frantic paced style of music.<\/p>\n

Buy Songs Of Armour And Devotion Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n

Strung<\/span>\u00a0Out<\/span>\u00a0will be making the following appearances this fall. Dates below.<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

18 – Ybor, FL – Crowbar<\/p>\n

19 – Gainesville, FL – The Wooly<\/p>\n

20 – West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street<\/p>\n

21 – Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall<\/p>\n

22 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl<\/p>\n

24 – Wilmington, NC – Reggie’s 42nd St.Tavern<\/p>\n

25 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Bunker<\/p>\n

26 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar<\/p>\n

27 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes<\/p>\n

28 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge<\/p>\n

29 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall<\/p>\n

OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

01 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall<\/p>\n

02 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda<\/p>\n

03 – Quebec City, QC – La Source<\/p>\n

04 – Ottawa, ON – The 27 Club<\/p>\n

05 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House<\/p>\n

06 – London, ON – London Music Hall – Rum Runners<\/p>\n

08 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill<\/p>\n

09 – Detroit, MI – Small’s<\/p>\n

10 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge<\/p>\n

11 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club<\/p>\n

12 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room<\/p>\n

13 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre<\/p>\n

31 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre<\/p>\n

NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

01 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre<\/p>\n

02 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon<\/p>\n

03 – Boise, ID – The Olympic<\/p>\n

04 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall<\/p>\n

08 – Dallas, TX – Three Links<\/p>\n

09 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock<\/p>\n

10 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live<\/p>\n

12 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock<\/p>\n

13 – Las Vegas, NV – Dive Bar<\/p>\n

14 – San Diego, CA – Irenic<\/p>\n

15 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones<\/p>\n

16 – Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver<\/p>\n

17 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s<\/p>\n

19 – Fresno, CA – Strummer\u2019s<\/p>\n

20 – Morro Bay – The Siren<\/p>\n

21 – Lancaster, CA – American Legion<\/p>\n

22 – Garden Grove, CA – Garden Amp<\/p>\n

23 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre<\/p>\n

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