Review: The Future Is Me – Return to Earth Again
The opener “Calm” is the perfect demo of this Raleigh band’s potential. It leads into easily the best track on the record “Heresy In The Age Of Reason”, which is a solid 4 minute alt/metal tune (previously featured on ECP 05/27/10).
The key asset to The Future Is Me is Paul Kelley’s explosive vocals which range from gentle harmonies to the precursor to a double-bass drum led barrage (aka screaming). I prefer the latter.
One reason why I dig this record so much is that it doesn’t sound like they are desperate to get their big break. They could have made a dozen tracks like “Heresy…”, but instead the record shows a lot of diversity. At some points, instrumentally, it’s like you’re listening to (who I consider) the kings of alt-groove hard rock, Dredg. Overall, it’s a strong debut at EP-length.
Rating:
√ Give them a listen
√ Check ‘em out if they stop by