Wolves At Heart are almost, almost there. Sonically they’re pretty good. There are some really good riffs here, it’s all well produced and comes across all New Found Glory-like. But I just don’t like the vocals. They remind me of Tom DeLonge, which when you’re from deepest, darkest Glasgow…it just doesn’t quite fit. I’ve always found DeLonge’s vocals to be a bit nasally and whiney and I just find Wolves At Heart suffer a little bit in the same way. Musically the band sound great, but the vocals just don’t quite match up. The choruses and lyrics aren’t quite as good either; it’s not that either are bad, but if you want to be among the best pop-punk bands then you need catchy as fuck choruses. That’s how all the best bands do it – they make you sing along. ‘This Is What You Get’ has a brilliant breakdown and an awesome riff and is the closest the band get to a fist-in-the-air singalong, but it’s not quite there. A very good attempt and with a bit of work this band could definitely be ones to watch out for.
