Album Review: Touché Amoré - Lament
““I’m softer now,” Bolm sings on album opener “Come Heroine” – a tribute to his long-term partner who has helped keep him steady in recent years. Yep, a straight up love song. It’s no bad thing to be soft, though, and Robinson and the band have developed their sound in such a way that honours both their hardcore roots and the placidity of their fast-approaching 40s. The guitars have a finessed edge, smoothed to be melodic and loud, but not thunderous as they used to be. Similarly, Elliott Babin’s drumming is just as riotous as ever, but even at full volume they won’t punch you in the eardrums as they once did. Heck, Nick Steinhardt even plays pedal steel on a couple of tracks and it sounds perfectly at home.”
Los Angeles post-hardcore favourites Touché Amoré have returned with new album Lament, and I wrote a review which you can read over on Beats Per Minute.
