EMERY

BC MUSIC

White Line Fever

If not their most inventive effort, LP8 is another loud and lucid set of punchy post-hardcore and soul-stirring emo from a band that stands staunchly as categorical proof why neither genre will ever truly stale. Toby Morrell’s lead vocals are worth particular note, his soulful, radiant howl twisting and twining around every monolithic melody like his vocal cords have a mind of their own. Guitars are crunchy and callous when he taps into his inner teen angst and otherwise dextrously rhythmic and colourful – here stands some of Emery’s strongest and most emotive fretwork, Matt Carter in full rockstar mode when he launches into every blistering riff; there are some nice little pseudo-solos and tasteful flickers of reverb here and there, too.