By Christophe
For some reason, there aren't too many Australian hardcore bands reaching Euroland. Except for Parkway Drive and some others.
One of these others is Perth's Miles Away. Their fourth full length is called "Endless Roads" and was recorded with Dean Baltulonis. That dude was also responsible for recordings of Sick of it All, American Nightmare and Modern Life is War, just to name a few.
And it shows. Instead of the Aussie approach to Ten Yard Fight, which was basically what Miles Away did in a not-too-distant past, they have evolved to a more modern hardcore sound, which fits in perfectly with the current call for bands like Have Heart, the aformentioned MLIW, Defeater and so on.
But altogether, Miles Away did retain some of the old school, youth-crew-ish influences. So you get a pretty cool mix of early nineties old school, and the naughties modern approach to hardcore.
Conclusion: a pretty fresh sounding record. Nothing shocking, but good enough to keep yours truly entertained for a good 25 minutes. Either on record, or live on stage.
Score: 7 out of 10
http://www.resistrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/milesawayhc
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