In the age of social media where people want to share every meal they have with you and offer a running commentary on the weather you can see outside your own window, it is surprising to find that there is next to nothing out there about My Iron Lung online; no biography, just a FacebookIn the age of social media where people want to share every meal they have with you and offer a running commentary on the weather you can see outside your own window, it is surprising to find that there is next to nothing out there about My Iron Lung online; no biography, just a Facebook page that highlights their strong touring schedule and video releases for the singles Commonwealth and In Defence of Drowning taken from this album Relief. After feeling a little frustrated, it dawned on me that this is perhaps the best way to review an album. It is all about the music and nothing else. In no way can you make any other form of judgement consciously or subconsciously. What I enjoy about this release is its intricate delicacy for what is generally a rather aggressive genre. The album is a great blend of lots of different sounds that in my experience don't normally appear on a hardcore release and this is evident in the first song, which was also the first single Commonwealth. Light guitar lines intersperse with driving chords that reflect the vocal lines brilliantly, allowing the lyrics to really come to the forefront of [...]
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