Having proven to music fans and journalists alike, that they have a distinguishable talent to work with through the release of their debut album – All Our Kings Are Dead. Gaining fans and rave reviews. The band’s new album – Bones – nonetheless proving that Young Guns are back and better than ever.
Adding flesh to the bare bones of their capabilities, opening on an impressive note – witnessing a build-up of gritty guitars shooting frontman - Gustav Wood’s sophomore vocals into a stratosphere of Pop-Punk brilliance. Followed by the crescendo of layered instrumentation, purveyed through the single-worthy –Dearly Departed, containing the strongest, arena chorus of their career, to date, as does Brothers In Arms; from the beginning sun-drenched guitar riffs, right through to the crash and burn ending.
Sitting alongside singles: Learn My Lesson and title track Bones (set for release on 27th February). The former conforms to a classic standard of buoyant Pop-Punk bliss, whilst the latter begins on a bittersweet note – slowly manifesting itself into a brooding exhibition of radio-Punk with echoed chorus vocals and a crunchy guitar solo.
Moments of unimagined maturity are also evident, to such an extent virtually invisible upon second albums of pre-peaked young bands. For instance, the finale - Broadfields, produces a standalone acoustic guitar; accentuating exhausted vocals, gradually building to a final burst of energy – but leaving the album to drain out on a light addendum.
Bones certainly isn’t the most raucous punk album release of recent times, which in itself isn’t a bad quality, expressing Young Guns’ latest collection as a colourful demonstration of growth. After a career of residing in the shadows of British Punk bands that have already graced 2012 with LP releases, alike Enter Shikari and Pulled Apart By Horses. The latest effort from Young Guns should propel the band’s success to the heights of their predecessing Pop-Punk icons.
Jonathan Hatchman.
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