Always expanding their sound, one never really knows what to expect exactly of a new PN album. Sure, you can always hear these guys have their roots planted firmly in the punk and hardcore scene with a metal edge and there’s also the emotional angle they always play out. But there’s always more. A lot more.
Check out the opening track of their seventh album, which comes with an atmospheric intro before evolving into post-hardcore with Johan’s clean vocals and his brother Bert’s growls playing off of each other until the song stretches out well into stoner territory. The second song picks up on that same groove with howling guitars and a strong sense of melody. Or how about the title track which features piano, violin and guest vocalist Annelies Tanghe? Shit, that could’ve been on a Lamb album just the same! There’s not a single song on here that sounds like the one before it yet you can always tell it’s PN.
No song really stands out on “From What Rivers Have To Offer” but that’s only because the album has such a nice flow that it would be a shame not to listen to it from start to finish. Oh, and the limited edition of this one comes in a nice wooden box with engraved artwork. That’s something you don’t get if you download this album kids!
Score: 8 out of 10
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