Reviews

The new EP from this Louisiana band starts off with "By Papal Authority," which showcases the growling vocals of Alex, who actually brings something new with the slurring nature of his vocals, and they're at least halfway recognizable. The musicianship amongst the other five members, particularly the rhythm section, keeps this band extremely tight throughout. Although Alex's vocals can sometimes stray towards the annoying side, the music is interesting and totally focused. Nowhere is this made clearer than on "Welcome! Welcome to the White City," where drummer Casey's experimental approach helps make this the standout track, musically at least.

The Fight Between Frames seems to be taking a page from the book of Dillinger Escape Plan, which is usually a good thing. The guitars of Kory and Trey blend well together and experiment in so many different ways that it keeps the listener going back to listen again and again to see if they really just heard everything they were supposed to hear.

The band's incredibly tight musicianship is definitely the selling point of this EP, while Alex's vocals get in the way in some instances and take away the interest in certain songs. But this band is relatively new and they're still trying to work the kinks out in their sound.

By the end of the EP, the band is starting to reuse ideas. While the music and the overall approach to the title track is impressive, Alex sounds almost exactly like he does on the first song. But again, this is the band's first release so they're still trying new things.

It will be worth waiting to see if the next album is any different because while they have the chops to be impressive, this EP just doesn't do enough for them.