There are several reasons why I decided to post this release. The first and most obvious one would be the top post, the announcement of Adorno's tour. Second, while I was looking on the internet for this album, I noticed a lot of negative responses about style changes, which I will discuss further down the review. And third, "Adorno" just blows my mind away, so why not!
Generally speaking, the dislike part dragged me the most on posting this, so let's get to it. We have all heard about this band, amazing four-piece from Portugal, characterized by distorted, noisy, yet melodic, emotional and beautiful melodies followed by intense, rough vocals. Yet, along the way, stuff changed, mostly on the "intense, rough vocals" part. The once coarse vocals have shifted (evolved?) into a stunning, "clean" voice which, if I may compare, remind me of the singing in one other famous band known as "Yaphet Kotto". I never had a problem liking the "old" sound of the vocal in "Adorno", but this style of singing flows closer to the instrumental part, giving you a much better recognition of synergy and composition. But face it, we are on the interwebz here, this shit was once brOOtal dude, why the emo change? And just face it again, this review ain't changing opinions. You will either hate "Adorno" or love it, but I am definitely a part of the latter. The fact is that the band took a small turn in their style of performance, yet this is still, as always, a very passionate, brilliant and inspiring project, solemnly giving you enough proof that they are blooming.
And lucky for us, this blooming is not followed by wilting, since "Adorno" is working on new material. They have a freshly uploaded track on their myspace, a song for the upcoming 12'' split with "Kias Fansuri", "Suis La Lune", "The Saddest Landscape" and "Captain Your Ship Is Sinking" (wow!), which is part two of the "Connections" project by Moment of Collapse Records. But for now, enjoy this amazing 7''.
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