Ok, so I’m going to be an extremely lazy shite and rip the heart out of a review I wrote for Big Cheese and post it here. Why? Well I’m lazy, but secondly because it encapsulates the main points of how good a record this actually is. Plus it has a word limit, something I’m prone to exceeding all to often.
Incase you haven’t yet heard me rattle on about them like a deranged and demented fan, MFCP are fucking ace. Playing a brash brand of post-hardcore which takes its roots from the ‘trendy‘ US stuff but is coated in northern grit, MFCP have taken things up a notch from their ‘South Drive’record released to critical acclaim earlier this year.
‘When All Your Hopes Fall’ carries on in the same vein as their mini-album ‘South Drive’, yet hints at an even more aggressive edge. The production seems bigger and better, even if it is with the same chap, so maybe you can put that down to a maturity that wasn’t previously there. Either way, ‘Note To Self’ is possibly their best effort yet, a violent little bugger that blends screaming and melody to maximum effect. Imagine Poison The Well dukeing it out with Thursday and you’re almost there. ‘String of Faulted Prose’ has driving guitars and crashing drums that combine to superb effect to compliment John Hoy-Taylor’s vocals as another standout. Opener ‘Cadence and Close’ rocks like a little bitch too, making this a faultless EP. I guess the length of it is the only problem really, you’re left needing more.
So there you have it, quality EP by a quality band. Big things are around the corner but then you already know all of that. I’ll shut up now…
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Paul
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