(Pop Punk)(Fight Fair - Settle The Score)(强烈推荐)

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乐队：Fight Fair
专集：Settle The Score
风格：Pop / Pop Punk
On the scale sits two opposites: honesty and insincerity. Fight Fair are teetering back and forth. To some this may pose a problem, but honestly, I don’t care. Settle The Score could be pulling the wool right over my eyes; its purpose might be a thinly veiled, quite cynical take on the popularity of pop-punk-hardcore. The band’s members were in an authentic screamo band called Seeing Means More, and to many, this musical 180 has raised lots of questions. Truth be told, many Fight Fair fans will have no idea about Alex Bigman’s former endeavors. And that’s just fine. This isn’t supposed to be Seeing Means More. But the fans of his old band may be just as angry as Fight Fair’s fans are happy. I see no problem with liking both. Maybe this is the first sign that the so-called “trend” is something actually quite durable. or maybe Fight Fair represent the musical equivalent of a TV show “jumping the shark.” On the basis of one song (“Your True Colors”), I’m going with the former.
If you rolled your eyes during the first paragraph, even if it was just a half-roll, stop reading. Be honest with yourself and me: this ain’t the review for you.
Yes, there is plenty wrong with Settle The Score. “Brain-Freeze!” is a hilarious song (“But you girl / Can I have your test press? / I know that you’re single / Cuz I saw it on the newsfeed”), but the use of vocoder-ized vocals and a call to the dance floor border on cheese overload. Alex Bigman, however, still oozes energy. His singing’s quite impressive and his scream has taken on a much heavier tone. Fight Fair use their screams and gang vocals a bit more sparingly than other bands in the genre, but their synthesizer usage is much more annoying. Naturally, the songs blend together into one quick head-butt of sound. “San Diego” is very reminiscent of Set Your Goals, like, scarily reminiscent. Although, lines like, “We're not trying to hate / But here's the deal / Just give it up now and be yourself / And we're sure that you'll thank us for the help” are quick reminders that this is Fight Fair’s show and you’re here to kick back and have a Smirnoff Ice with your bros. (Although, the rapidfire breakdown in this song is much harder than anything SYG have ever created.)
“Your True Colors” finishes the album out with frenzied drum smashes and heavily melodic vocals. The song instantly feels more serious. This type of music, contrary to popular belief, isn’t limited to songs about Slurpees and risky pop culture references. Sometimes real life happens, too. And Fight Fair does a wonderful job setting humanity to music. There is even a poignant interlude with criss-crossing spoken word that segues into a passionate scream from Bigman and a constant barrage of double bass. When bands become pigeonholed into certain mentalities, it is only natural for them to try and prove their detractors wrong. Fight Fair shed their fun-loving, mildly self-aware outer coat and allow the listener to see the inner meaty bits. Personally, I hope to hear more of this mentality from the genre. I’m the last person to advocate a totally serious outlook on life or music, but I find controlling the insanity a bit never hurts.
01.Game On
02.Brain-Freeze!
03.San Diego
04.Settle The Score
05.Your True Colors
              
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