When Kiss Kiss frontman Josh Benash was forced to keep his mouth because of a vocal polyp and vocal node, he wrote the songs for “The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left” without knowing if he’d ever be able to sing again. I can imagine it must’ve been a very frustrating period which is why the man obviously poured everything he had into this batch of songs. It’s sort of a marriage between emo and avant-garde music that leaves me with somewhat mixed feelings.
Diving into specifics about songs is pretty much impossible because they all twist and turn from slow to fast, from epic to chaotic and from loud to quiet in a matter of seconds. I don’t know how they did it but they do manage to keep everything together and run a tight ship. Some might call it eclectic, other will say it’s schizophrenic. The jury’s still out on this one but after the first couple of songs, it’s obvious that “The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left” is not for everyone.
Imagine The Dresden Dolls and Fall Out Boy performing a soundtrack that Danny Elfman wrote and you might have an inkling of an idea of what Kiss Kiss sounds like. It’s nothing like anything I’ve heard before but the thing is, I’m still not sure I want to hear it again.
Score: 6 out of 10
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