Orca

The band return here with a 5 track EP that is sure to once again put a smile on your face. This Plymouth band really does know how to pen a fine tune and I really think that they have progressed a lot since ‘The Thought Of Falling’ was released. The band has really matured and the sound they are not creating is much more relaxed and it has a distinct flow about it. Every song on this EP seems to fit in perfectly creating a Post Hardcore CD that you are not going to forget about in a hurry. This is not a CD that will be left to gather dust for long – you will find yourself continuously playing this release as it really is that good. I am not normally a fan of Emotional Hardcore but Orca really are a band that play the genre well and seem to know it like the back of their hand.

Here are 5 strong tracks that will get you tapping your feet away to the awesome drum beats, playing air guitar at the catchy riffs, and singing along like a madman as vocalist Dan powers out the main vocals. The backing vocals provide an excellent backbone for the band with them coming in occasional for the most perfectly timed shouts. I really love this band, and have enjoyed both their singles and their album, and it was great for me to listen to this EP because they really have improved a lot. The change from the album to the first single was big, but this time the leap is massive. The band are obviously a lot more experience than they were before and as a result are now playing some truly top quality music. I love every single track on this CD but my favourites have to be tracks 3, and 5. ‘Three Sheets To The Wind’ purely because of the punchy drum intro and ‘Hopes Ever Shifting’ because it just seems to bring the CD to a climax perfectly. They couldn’t have possibly picked a better track to finish the CD if they had tried for a year as this one really does work well and give you one last punch of action before bringing the EP to a volcanic finish. They finish the EP in style with this track – an epic track that combines melodic, heartfelt vocals perfectly with hardcore ramblings of shouting genius.

This is a great EP and really is the bands best material to date – hopefully we will see an album next from the band as I would really like to see another one from them as they have come a long way since their debut cracker. The band have certainly come a long way so far and I really feel that they can go a long way further and become a legendary Post Hardcore band in the long run. They are just oozing with talent and every time I hear them they seem to possess more energy and eagerness to perform.

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This is a two track single from the Plymouth post hardcore outfit, Orca and displays some fine tunes from a band that have already scored shows with the likes of Kids Near Water, Reuben, Funeral For A Friend and Vacant Stare.

The first track here, ‘This Years Girl’ is a cool song with fast guitar playing, great drumming, and raw edged vocals which make up a truly fine song that is easy to listen to and also interesting to listen to. The vocals on this CD are what makes it such a good listen, with them ranging from melodic to hardcore it makes them unpredictable and really captures your attention making you want to carry on listening. I guess that’s why their genre is written as Rock/ Emo/ Post-Hardcore because you really cant fit them into one genre because to do this would be criminal as they are such a great band with many different sounds being produced in their songs. The second track here, ‘Without Questions’ is another strong track and again is impossible to classify it as being any particular genre. There are many different sounds coming out of just this one song with definite signs of Rock and Post-Hardcore and also the Emo part as there is some strong emotion running through these lyrics and you can really tell that they are singing about things that mean something to them and not just singing pointless things for the sake of it. They have points to make and they get these points across through their music which is done extremely well with an awesome sound. The vocals are again amazing on this track and I love the way they go from being melodic, with emotion running through them to aggressive with a more hardcore edge. The drumming here is good, and there is a great sound being produced by the guitars. It really is an all round great song with no weaknesses in the band at all letting the side down.

So, here we have two cool songs from the band on their latest single and they show that they are one of the finest bands in the country of this kind of genre with it and hopefully with the release on September 8th (buy it) they will gain a larger fan base and continue to grow as a band.

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