Sakes Alive!! quickly return with a three song follow-up to the band’s insanely impressive debut. Continuing along the lines of the band’s first material, this is 6+ more minutes that speak to the passion and undying energy of Sakes Alive!!. The anticipation the band builds up in the first thirty seconds of Act I’s first song, “I’m Religious”, is enough to gently tease the listener before pummeling them in a haze of gloriously raging melodic hardcore. The short and sweet “Staff Meeting” speaks to the insanity of how numbing our day-to-day lives can get. Act I’s final song, the mid-paced “Relax”, might be the most melodic song the band has written so far in their young career. It speaks to what great heights this band might just be capable of in the future. And speaking of that, the band is already gearing up for their next release. On “I’m Religious” lead singer/guitarist Chris Vandeviver sings We spread the Gospel of fervent rage and Scream Sakes Alive!!/We are born again. With bands like Sakes Alive!! at the helm, melodic hardcore might experience a rebirth of its own sooner rather than later.
Genre: Punk/Rock/Hardcore
RIYL: Strike Anywhere, Glass And Ashes, Polar Bear Club
Label: Barrett
I’m Religious
