Seether - Holding OntoStrings Better Left ToFray

Wed 6th Jul, 2011 in Music Reviews

The charged beginning to Seether’s new album is called Fur Cue, this one hits out with malice and a driving chorus-line that is vigilant and relentless in its rockin’ delivery. No Resolution is armed with lead vocals by Shaun Morgan that begin soft and lash out in a stunted and aggressively loud chorus before the lull falls away and rises again for another round of punches. The theme running through this song is essentially belligerence and spite arising from relationship complications.

However, most songs on this album are radio-friendly and both short and sweet, the sweetness then increases with the Here And Now, a great song filled with promise and charm, a certain contender for air-play. To their advantage, the band do not stick with one style of song structure or sound, instead the candid Country Song provides some interesting and likeable diversity to the album. Master Of Disaster begins with a slow meandering guitar melody and maintains its warm composure with Morgan adding that something special to complement this songs embrace. Tonight is a particularly upbeat and consistently fun track that could very well be compared to a Nickelback hit, with comparisons to Morgan’s style similar to that of Kroger. Its positivity and chugging beat coupled with Morgan’s vocals make it a very enthusing song capable of frequent airplay while his frontman charm also spans the entire album.

Its then time for a change with Pass Slowly, a song that begins the second half of the record, and as its title suggests, here is the mellow stage of the album. This introverted story of missing love highlights Morgan’s talent on vocals here as he emotes his lamentations. Fade Out, like a photograph, as Morgan implores, captures one more rock song that hits the spot. To contrast some of the preceding tracks, Roses has a haunting melody running through it and an ascending chorus, and again here, the song-writing is deep and extensive. Down descends the record into unfamiliar territory with its altogether different introduction preceding the familiar style the band have allowed themselves throughout this album which is rock with conviction and something that sways from popular rock conventions. Desire For Need is a debauched endeavour into different grounds, a fist-pumping track that seems like the heaviest and most hard-hitting on the album.

The last track Forsaken at a lengthy four minutes-twenty begins with minor keys to accentuate the dejected mood of the song. This is another story of lost love and the unforgiven, essentially emoting on romance gone wrong featuring a moving melody and high octane chorus.