The UK post-hardcore Enter Shikari delivering their third full-length and their first through Hopeless Records. A band that likes to include electronic/dubstep influences along with vocalist Rou Reynolds doing the usual talking/rapping. When Rou actually sings, this band can soar high with flying colors. So with that in mind let me just sum this up is one sentence. This is their best record hands down, filled with energetic choruses, electronic breakdowns and creative synths that just make you take a step back as this band takes you by surprise!
The first two tracks, "System..." and "...Meltdown" are two tracks that are basically one big track that sets the stage for the rest of the album to hit you with an eye-opening chorus that takes you away. "Sssnakepit" turns things up a notch where the guitars come into play along with Rou's screams that lead into a solid, fast paced sing-along chorus that just gets your adrenaline running. "Search Party" is just one of those all-around good songs that starts out with the great electronics and Rou's singing complimenting it with a solid breakdown. "Arguing With Thermometers" showcases the political views with the arctic/ice caps/oil with the need for energy resources. "Stalemate" is a beauty starting with the acoustic guitar and then the electric guitars take over for the 2nd half of the song, showcasing great musicianship! "Gandhi Mate, Gandhi" shows Rou bring his attitude to table as a wake up call to everyone else (Respect me and fear me/Fuck you/We have no respect/And when tomorrow comes/We're gonna stamp on your head). The last track, the ballad, "Constellations," such a powerful song lyrically (And we'll start a world so equal and free/Every inch of this earth is yours all the land and all the sea/Imagine no restrictions but the climate and the weather/Then we can explore space together/Forever).
Enter Shikari already has the best start to 2012, delivering an overall great record, one I reccomend you take a listen to as they are back on the radar. I wish Rou would write more about life rather than ranting about politics and sing more, but that is just me.
I give this album a 8.2/10
Listen to - ...Meltdown
Sssnakepit
Stalemate
Review by Sean Graham
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