by Inne
After several successful albums and touring all over the world, Story Of The Year is back with a new album. The Constant was their fastest written album, but that doesn’t make it less qualitative.
Softer than The Black Swan but with new elements as a children’s choir, The Constant has that typical Story Of The Year feel and sound. The band definitely tried to push themselves to the next level, and with certain songs they seem to succeed in that. The band believes in their music, something you definitely hear whilst listening to the record.
Opening track ‘The Children Sing’ reminds us of the latest 30 Seconds To Mars record, because of the children’s choir. Luckily that goes hand in hand with Ryan Philps and Philip Sneed’s guitar work. The duo’s style often pushes The Constant to a higher level.
Unfortunately, there’s a lack of variety on the 11-track album. Luckily Songs as Won Threw Ate and Eye For An Eye are definitely brilliant. The Ghosts Of You And I and To The Burial are strong ‘sing-a-along-from-the-heart’-songs that are so typical SOTY. Whoever likes a ballad will definitely love Holding On To You. The lyrics fall back on the familiar themes of love and politics. No worries for the fan base whatsoever!
The weakness of ‘The Constant’ is the lack of variety and a ‘safe’ feeling that makes the album less spontaneous.
Score: 7,5 out of 10
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