Album Review: The Saddest Landscape - After The Lights
Posted on Under The Gun Review on Sunday, January 15th 2012.
On first listen it’s clear why Boston’s The Saddest Landscape are part of the Topshelf Records roster, they have an abrasive post-hardcore sound that doesn’t hold back. It’s also no surprise that their past releases include split EP’s with Pianos Become The Teeth and We Were Skeletons, which should give you a general idea of what to expect with The Saddest Landscape.
Their latest release, ‘After The Lights’ is a blistering 24 minute tour-de-force of frantic post-hardcore screamo that instantly grabs your attention. ‘In Love With The Sound’ opens the record with delicate guitar plucks before bursting through with rolling, pummelling drums and stabbing guitars. It’s a combination that is instantaneous, and with the bands use of aggressive vocals, it adds to the bands overall energy and sets the tempo for what is to follow.
