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Finch — Say Hello to Sunshine Buy it at Amazon

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Adding to the screamo element is something that hardcore fans have been wanting for some time but for whatever reasons most bands that have been labeled with the screamo tag cannot find themselves swaying far from the branded sound. Finch changes all that with elements of jazz, catchy pop, electronic hazy noise, and even twangy country-flecked guitars like on the album middle portion on “A Man Alone”. “Bitemarks and Bloodstains” as the first single has already seen some rotation on MTV’s “Every Thing Rock” and has seen more than its fair share on commercial radio as well but it’s something of a misnomer as the album is consistently more heavy than this melodic catchy chorus-verse-chorus pop fest. Take for instance the caustic and gritty spazzcore of “Casket of Roderic Usher” that promises to make Dillinger Escape Plan fans go berserk. It might be a step in a different direction following their deceptively more catchy previous effort on “What It Is to Burn” but I’d like to think that their fans will welcome this metamorphosis with open arms.

- J-Sin

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