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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Album Review: The Speakeasy – The Speakeasy
b.liebman posted: " Montreal punks The Speakeasy seek to lift their fans and themselves up throughout their new self-titled LP. Over ten rousing punk rock songs, the band keeps the energy palpable and leans into positivity for a sound that will spark circle pits and exc" The Indy ReviewRead on blog or reader
Montreal punks The Speakeasy seek to lift their fans and themselves up throughout their new self-titled LP. Over ten rousing punk rock songs, the band keeps the energy palpable and leans into positivity for a sound that will spark circle pits and excite audiences worldwide.
"Wake me up, I want to feel the fire. Bring me back to life." hits with a powerful punch on second track "Bright Side", which recalls the old-school pop punk of bands like Millencolin, with shades of Social Distortion's cowpony style. The song is fiercely melodic, with easy to remember lyrical hooks to sing back to the band at a show. Another strong track, the metal-tinged "Devil in Disguise", is a perfect escapist anthem ("We'll pack our bags and leave this town. Let's burn this town to the ground"), and with its acoustic bridge, sheds light into the lovely simplicity of the song. It could easily have stayed acoustic and been a wonderful campfire singalong.
Throughout the album, The Speakeasy balance darker tones ("Gunpoint", "Sticks and Stones") with impassioned tracks that wear their heart on their sleeves ("Keep Me Where You" has an endearing romanticism to it). No one will accuse The Speakeasy of being Dylanesque poets; their lyrics often rely on upbeat platitudes that flirt with being cringe, but the power in their delivery, with gang vocals and impactful rhythms, help push your attention past any of these weaknesses and center you right in the spirit of the tracks. And in the acoustic "Breakfast Drugs", they do get introspective, capturing the exhausting cycle of being an addict ("Hoping to be someone else in the morning. God knows you're tired and overreacting") and the lies addicts often tell themselves to keep up their behaviors.
The band also shows some musical range, diving into heavier blues rock, like in the rave-up "Tea Party", and have some fun with their punkified take of "Johnny B. Goode". And the finale "Signs of Spring" is damn-straight pretty. Overall, The Speakeasy's self-titled album is a strong collection of hefty punk rock songs that will please any fan of the genre.
The album drops January 19th, and you can hear the pre-released tracks here!
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