Album Type: EP
Date Released: 28/01/2017
Label: Truthseeker Music
The band deliver a breathless mix of Converge at
their most knotty, mixed with a distinctly European brand of screamo/chaotic
hardcore that hits hard. These tracks are really brought to life by some
frantic, complex drum work that channels the spirit of Ben Koller. “Your Mess As Much As Mine” is a brief but
brilliant release from Oak that shows the band are more than capable of holding
their own against the heavyweights of the genre.
“Your Mess As Much As Mine” DD//LP
track listing:
1). Broken
Bodied
2). Garden
3). For
Better or Worse
4).
Elsewhere
5). Family
and Friends
The Review:
Oak’s new EP “Your
Mess As Much As Mine” may only be seventeen minutes long but it makes a
strong impact over its short duration.
The
Gothenburg trio come out of traps hard with the fierce opening trio of “Broken
Bodied”, “Garden” and “For Better or Worse”. The band
deliver a breathless mix of Converge at their most knotty, mixed with a
distinctly European brand of screamo/chaotic hardcore that hits hard. These
tracks are really brought to life by some frantic, complex drum work that
channels the spirit of Ben Koller.
“Elsewhere” sees the band ease up on
the gas while maintaining high levels of spite. It’s a slower track that sees Oak
introduce elements of noise rock and culminates in a crushing doom riff that is
eventually overpowered by a rising tide of raw noise. “Family and Friends”
provides a fitting end to the EP, five minutes of intensity that brings
together the different elements explored over the previous tracks for a raucous
finale.
“Your Mess
As Much As Mine”
is a brief but brilliant release from Oak that shows the band are more than capable
of holding their own against the heavyweights of the genre.
“Your
Mess As Much As Mine” is available here
