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27 Miles Underwater
''27 Miles Underwater'' is the second studio album by British hardcore punk band Higher Power (band), Higher Power. The album was released on 24 January 2020 through Roadrunner Records. Composition The album has been described as alternative rock, hardcore punk and alternative metal. Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork called it "the most 1995 rock album of 2020", and as treating "’90s alt-rock with the reverence usually afforded to classic rock". On the album, vocalist Jimmy Wizard makes use of both screaming (music), screaming and "airy melodies", emphasising his dark lyrical style. Brooklyn Vegan called it "the first great rock album of 2020". In an article for Discovered Magazine, writer Matty Williamson praised the album for expanding the band's sound to include pop music sensibilities, while still retaining their prior hardcore punk sound. Promotion The band embarked on their first tour as a headlining act in promotion of the album. The first leg of the tour was in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Power (band)
Higher Power are an English hardcore punk band formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire in 2014. They have released two full-length studio albums, one EP, one live album and one demo. Their second album, ''27 Miles Underwater'', was their major label debut through Roadrunner Records. In a 2020 poll by ''Revolver (magazine), Revolver magazine'', they were voted the most likely contemporary band to breakthrough into the mainstream. They are a part of the New Wave of British Hardcore. History In 2014, drummer Alex Wizard moved from London to Leeds and then began writing music with his brother Jimmy Wizard. They intended to record just a single demo, inspired by the sound of Leeway (band), Leeway and Merauder. The band took its name from the Subzero (band), Subzero song of the same name. The pair then enlisted guitarists Louis Hardy and Max Harper, and began to search for a vocalist, however unable to find anybody, Jimmy handed bass duties to Ethan Wilkinson and began singing himself. Their de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |