Artist: Ivoryline
Album: Vessels
Date Released: August 3, 2010
Genre: Pop punk/Alternative Rock
Album Review:
The "Anberlin minions" released Vessels with the intent of breaking through an imprinted underdog position, and place themselves in a prominent spot among the alternative rock kings. It has been two years since the last release, and one can't help but wonder: how has the band grown since then?
This second full-release album starts with an energy not seen on There Came a Lion, with the opening track The Healing featuring Jason Verna. With synths and a Coheed & Cambria feel in the harmonies, it was a great way to start the album. However, as the album progresses sequentially, it ceases to do so musically. With crooning repetitive songs, one after another, it makes such songs hard to stand out from the others. The single "Instincts" deserves a nod, a song full of passion and truth "narrow is the gate that leads to life". Broken Bodies contains some subtle vocoder action that might raise some eyebrows. Otherwise, the songs seem quirky and don't run together. Even the songs themselves, like "Walking Dead" with it's woah-woahs, have a sense of awkwardness that misses the mark of originality, and instead rings out a tone of disorderliness.
The album was hard to listen to from start to finish. That should be a good indicator of the band's progress. Let's hope Vessels was just an over-produced hiccup.
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
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