Another Breath: Syracuse's finest hardcore punk
Jared Dean
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: A&E
The song titled "Belly of a Whale" has references to the singer's ability to "turn water into wine," but then has the line "if the Devil had a face it would look like mine." And to further point out the sense of insanity (or perhaps wisdom) encapsulating the narration, in the song "I am the Messiah" the singer tells us that he is God, then in a very dramatic build he repeats the words "I am" creating such an anticipation that when he finishes the thought, your jaw will drop at the audacity: "I am the Messiah." Then in a brilliant moment, while you're caught off guard, he completes the self-proclamation: "I am the Devil in disguise."
This album has some of the most layered lyrics I've heard since I was introduced to Propagandhi when I was 14. The title of the album is a reference to a Sage Frances song: "I don't have a God Complex, you've got a simple God." The track "Nausea" is a reference to French Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's novel of the same name. I won't list all of the references; however, you can read up on all of them on the band's blog. It also offers some interesting insight into the album's construction.
I tend to keep my thoughts on hardcore-punk bands to myself unless directly asked, but for some reason I am compelled to try and convince you to listen to this record at least once. It is one of the best albums I've heard in a long while, and it deserves some attention from the fans of hardcore, punk, hardcore-punk or whatever label you want to stick onto Another Breath. It's all semantics really, just listen to it and be blown away.
This album has some of the most layered lyrics I've heard since I was introduced to Propagandhi when I was 14. The title of the album is a reference to a Sage Frances song: "I don't have a God Complex, you've got a simple God." The track "Nausea" is a reference to French Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's novel of the same name. I won't list all of the references; however, you can read up on all of them on the band's blog. It also offers some interesting insight into the album's construction.
I tend to keep my thoughts on hardcore-punk bands to myself unless directly asked, but for some reason I am compelled to try and convince you to listen to this record at least once. It is one of the best albums I've heard in a long while, and it deserves some attention from the fans of hardcore, punk, hardcore-punk or whatever label you want to stick onto Another Breath. It's all semantics really, just listen to it and be blown away.
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