They and the Children - 'Home' (2008)

They and the Children - 'Home' (2008)

Tracks:

1) Mechanical

2) The Madman

3) Exploding Inevitable

4) Invisible

5) Creatures Who Stopped Living

6) Exit Strategy

7) Stockholm

8) Gift

This was the last album by Connecticut (USA) band They and the Children. They were a hardcore band with D-beat influences, but they broke up in the same year that this album was released after 5 years of activity. Perhaps I'm going to be biased since they're one of the few good bands I have found from my state, but this album is great.

It is a bit long for a punk-influenced album (the average song length is 4:42), but it's well worth the time. I especially like "Invisible", which has an amazing spoken word passage of the song. It's the highlight of the album for me.

The screaming on this album is actually pretty addictive, it isn't really understandable but that doesn't matter for me, because it fits the loud and heavy guitarwork perfectly. The band is in general loud, but extremely believable in all that they do. I highly recommend this album, it's well worth the 38 minutes of your time.

If you really like this band, check out Iron Hand (and their blog). They're of very similar style, largely because they feature some of the same members as They and the Children.

RIYL: Bear vs. Shark, Touché Amoré, Killing the Dream, etc.