Every so often I rather embarrasingly hype a record so much I practically get down on bended knee and propose to it. I haven't done it all that much recently, but if there was ever a time to over-excitedly gush about how great a record is, it would be now. Whatever you do this week, make sure it involves listening to/buying this album. It's basically the best UK release this year bar none, and easily one of the best releases from these shores this Century. Think I'm over-exaggerating? Just give it a listen and prepare to be wowed.
Featuring ex-members of bands such as Twofold, Captain Everything and Lucky Thirteen, The Steal have as high a pedigree as you can get within the UK scene, and as such you'd expect this to be pretty good. You just wouldn't expect this to be quite this good. 'The Steal' is a blistering 14-tracks and 20-odd minutes of melodic hardcore in the style of Lifetime, Good Riddance and 7 Seconds. It's searing, soaring and sumptious - tracks blast through in little more than a minute, perfectly blending the melodies of a pop-punk record with the blistering drums and riotous guitars of a band like Kid Dynamite.
Every track is pretty much a winner and so if I go through each one individually I'd be here all day - and wasting valuable time you could spend listening to this record. However, the song 'The Steal' is amazing, while 'Breakout' sets the tone perfectly. By the time 'Wonderstuff' comes round, you're left exhilarated. It's 22 minutes in length and never lets up for a second. Simply brilliant.
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