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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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I went and saw The Architects on Saturday night – my friend plays in the band (he’s the one who’s last name isn’t Phillips) – at Saint Rock in Hermosa Beach, the band, who are from Kansas City, MO put on one of the best shows I’ve seen in quite a while.
I’ve had their new album Vice for a little while now, and while it’s a fine release, it doesn’t compare to their stellar live show. On stage everything the band does is so tight, though never did it feel rehearsed, the result of what I can only assume stems from three quarters of the band being related (brothers – you might remember their old band, The Gadjits, from the late nineties) and performing together in various bands for more than a decade.
As you might have guessed from the title of The Architects’ sophomore release, Vice, the majority of the songs on the album deal with issues of the alcohol or pharmaceutical nature. Part midwestern post-hardcore a la the now defunct acts; Shiner, Salt The Earth and Shots Fired, and part working class American pub rock, Vice is The Architects best release to date and will hopefully find an audience as the band continues to tour this summer in a series of higher profile opening slots.
Vice is out now on the Kansas City label, Anodyne Records.