By:
Ernesto Aguilar
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: August 25,
2017
Label: Truthseeker Music
The
recording starts with "Future Tyrants," a cut that batters you from
the beginning. It is followed by "Capes Of Flesh," an absolutely
sweltering song with guitars set to flash fry. Similar to its initial releases,
"Excitation Thresholds" is brief, and yet Yards takes major leaps
from its initial works. One has to believe the live show has to be a visceral
experience.
"Excitation Thresholds" DD//LP Track listing:
1.
Future Tyrants
2.
Capes Of Flesh
3.
Knowable & Whole
4.
War Tourist
5.
Everything You Love Reduced To Rubble
6.
The Attic
7.
BL-755
8.
Moon Choker
9.
Bail Recommendation
10.
The Shadow Stealer
The Review:
Watching
the term 'nuclear' become a thing in the collective consciousness, decades
after the duck-and-cover television interludes so long parodied, may not be the
best thing ever. Yet in musical form, nuclear as an adjective can nonetheless be
embraced by loyalists of heavy music. For if there is any genre of this branch
of rock music, hardcore can aptly be described as nuclear in its power and
presence.
After
fading from prominence for a short period, hardcore has reemerged as a force to
be reckoned with. A mix of talented acts have arisen to the heights. As well, a
sizable group of young performers are on the collective radar.
London
four-piece Yards return with its first full-length recording
following a quick succession of EPs. The band is an amalgamation of other acts,
including a few of note, such as Ghost of a Thousand and
Nitkowski. Fortunately, it appears Yards has
become its member’s primary focus.
Like
any good hardcore release, "Excitation
Thresholds" has a story. It comes just about a year after the team's
first forays together. Those EPs themselves, "EP1" and "EP2,"
as short (four songs each), driving affairs, give you a glimpse of Yards' dissonant energy. The EPs are loud, awash with
rhythm and exquisite overtuning and raw. You will not find a particularly
different sound on its new full-length. In many ways, that is just fine.
Similar
to its initial releases, "Excitation
Thresholds" is brief, showing up at just around 30 minutes start to
finish. The uncompromising hardcore punk is front and center, though you may
catch some dirge popping in from time to time. The recording starts with "Future Tyrants," a cut that
batters you from the beginning. It is followed by "Capes Of Flesh," an absolutely sweltering song with
guitars set to flash fry. The vocals are furious, with "Everything You Love Reduced To Rubble" being one of the
best examples of that; the feverish lyrics and snarl of the delivery make this
part of the performance stand out. Overall, Yards
takes major leaps from its initial works. One has to believe the live show has
to be a visceral experience.
"Excitation
Thresholds" is available here
