SIGNS OF HOPE “Choices Made EP”
Whenever I see the words “choices made,” I think back to the GOOD RIDDANCE song of the same name from Ballads from the Revolution (and also on the first volume to our “Broken Lamps and Hardcore Memories” compilation). I view that song to be archetypal of modern hardcore after the youth crew era of the late 80s. So with that mind, it’s mildly amusing to me that SIGNS OF HOPE inspired youth crew hardcore with outlandish gang vocals, rumbling double-bass, and momentous guitars. The music is mix of TEN YARD FIGHT meets the more evolved musings of BANE’s It All Comes To Down This, with less painstaking emotional agony. The best thing about SIGNS OF HOPE is that the band’s songs are instantly sing-along friendly and their vocalist doesn’t stand before everyone with a mouthful of marbles. One would think this wouldn’t be so complicated, but how many recent hardcore bands have fallen by the wayside leaving plenty of hype, but no memorable vocals in their wake? Choices Made is only five songs, but the amount of heart in the music makes this EP feel so much bigger. Take warning.
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