Sorry For Escalating – ‘Losing Sleep’
Sorry For Escalating – Karlsruhe, Germany.
Sat somewhere between Pop-Punk, Emo and early 2000’s Alternative Rock, Germany’s Sorry For Escalating have just released their second EP via Horn & Hoof Records (UK), Chorus Of One (US) and iwishicouldstay (EU) and it could arguably be the largest four-track EP you will hear this year. But why?
Well, think of the excellence of The Burnt Tapes but add further, deeper, darker and indeed damper melodies and sonic weight reminiscent of Old State (Click Here). Then slowly and most importantly sombrely pour that into a rather emotional mixing bowl containing influence from the likes of Balance and Composure, Citizen, Turnover and Title Fight. Getting it yet?
Well, if not then I suppose listening to it will help. ‘See You In Spring’ is instantly addictive via a slow, cumbersome and not-in-the-best-of-moods intro reminiscent of latter-day Make Do and Mend as a fully immersive verse wastes no time in weeping openly. The band’s Alternative Rock weight and crooning Emo melodies are in absolute form with but with three tracks left to go. – ‘We’re moving on but we’re moving fast, we wont be stuck inside out past’.
Sorry For Escalating’s non-cliche Emo tone never really relinquishes it’s control over the band’s cathartic emotions but does find itself making use of albeit slight but well placed Pop-Punk tendencies in ‘Open and Empty’, which matches it’s predecessor regarding it’s quotable nature letter for letter. – ‘I fall asleep when I dream’.
‘Thinking Twice’ is the shortest in duration and despite it’s medium tempo still manages show slithers of Pop-Punk appreciation although you do find yourself wondering what a faster pace would sound like via the four musicians at this later stage. ‘Thinking Twice’ is heavier but is so in such a subtle way the flow of the track and indeed release retain their respective cohesive structures – or, in short – it sounds good.
‘Without You’ finishes an EP with a tried, tested and increasingly appreciated formula. Throughout the EP, the contrast between the band’s simplistic but well-put-together layers is as excellent as ever, with the contrast between the Shoegaze-esque lead guitar-tone and gritty Post-Hardcore rumble of the bass and rhythm-axe only really hitting you with it’s full measure in this last song.
That’s not to say anything negative towards the previous three tracks or even their more Pop-Punk inclined debut EP, for that would be a injustice, which actually brings me to my next and final point. The 12′ vinyl copy of Losing Sleep quite unexpectedly has the B-side occupied by the band’s debut EP Stuck.
Find Them:
- Social Media/Updates: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
- Music: bandcamp, Spotify, Google Play, iTunes/Apple Music.
- Horn & Hoof Records: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, bandcamp, Official Website.
- Chorus Of One: Facebook, Twitter, bandcamp, Official Website.
- iwishicouldstay: Facebook, Official Store, Official Website.
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