1/14/2024 0 Comments Awaken i am blind love album songs![]() ![]() Except that’s not exactly true, as while Blind Love might be one of the glossiest, immaculately preened entries into this scene in some time, there’s a melodic core and such a firm grasp on writing killer pop songs that, as a foil to the direction Blindwish are taking their sound in, Awaken I Am do stick the landing. Factor in the fact that new album Blind Love is actually their second attempt at breaking through after the impact of their debut was largely confined to Australia, and one would have enough to believe that Awaken I Am are simply lagging behind the rest of the pack. With that in mind, it puts pressure on Brisbane’s Awaken I Am to deliver, even if their profile hasn’t been as high as some of their contemporaries. The problem is the quality in recent times just hasn’t been up to scratch, and thus so many have fallen into mediocrity. ![]() Even with Blindwish and their debut Good Excuses being among the frontrunners of the new wave that’s taken to a rougher, more real take on the sound, that isn’t a compulsory measure to succeed as long as the songs stand on their own, these bands can do well. That’s mainly the impact of two major happenings within the scene – a complete oversaturation of acts pushing the sound into an even more synthetic style that ends up with little to no permanence, and the simple fact that so many of the songs just aren’t good enough. The phenomenon of poppier or more alternative post-hardcore bands might only be a few years in the making, but already it seems to have been mastered, copied and completely buried into the ground. ![]()
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