Revello are an acoustic pop punk band from Norwich featuring members of Block Fort, Ducking Punches and Colour Me Wednesday. I had the opportunity to review their new EP Party Hardly, which comes out this month.
The first song on Party Hardly is called Saltwater and
musically it instantly reminded me of early Ducking Punches. I love Ducking
Punches so this is by no means a bad thing. The acoustic punk sounds accompanied
by lead singer Liam's sweet, honest vocals work a treat and have your attention
instantly. The same can be said about the second song on the EP - Banjaxed.
This song starts with a faster tempo than Saltwater before the vocals begin.
Banjaxed is brilliantly catchy and has a really uplifting feel to it. Something
that really stood out on the track is the simple use of the piano throughout
the song that gives the song a whole new layer. Hedera begins with a slightly
darker tone. Musically the song mostly uses the acoustic guitar, stripping
everything back so you really focus on the lyrics of the song. The verse builds
towards a big chorus where Liam sings about wanting to disappear because he is
fed up of fighting the world. Party Hardly concludes with a song titled TLH.
After a slow start the tempo is again raised for an honest song about trying to
reconnect with friends after acting like an idiot when you were younger. There
are moments in the song where Revello really take the shackles off and let
everything go before reigning everything back in and using some excellent
male/female harmonies.
I had never heard or Revello before this EP but I am now a
fan of the band. Party Hardly is a fantastic introduction, the four songs keep
to a distinct sound but also manage not to sound the same, which a testament to
the fantastic song writing of the band.
Stream Party Hardly at Seeing Your Scene here: http://seeingyourscene.com/news/revello-sys-stream/
Like Revello here: https://www.facebook.com/revellosux
Stream Party Hardly at Seeing Your Scene here: http://seeingyourscene.com/news/revello-sys-stream/
Like Revello here: https://www.facebook.com/revellosux
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