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Derivative. Uninspired. These two words come to mind when
thinking about The Intersphere’s album “Hold On, Liberty!”. I was actually
excited to hear this album after hearing the track “Sleeping God” on their band
page, but I’m afraid that this song is not representative of the whole album. In all honesty, The Intersphere comes off more as an emo rock
band than an alternative/progressive band. The first two tracks on the album
could only be described as “dainty” and could easily have been written by any
two-bit indie/emo band; and the lyrics flirt with the airheaded frivolities of
bands like Sugar Cult. No, I am not a fan of the “woah woah woahs”. They seem to
be suffering from an identity crisis of sorts: Some of the songs sound emo, some
sound like a rip-off of Dead Letter Circus, and some just sound “blah”.
“Sleeping God” is the only track that has any sort of originality or inspiration
(I guess that’s why they have it first in the queue on their band page). They
may want to come off as eclectic or varied in style, but they end up sounding
like they have no ideas of their own making. Sorry, it isn’t impressive to make
copies of other people’s work, and then call it an album. To be sure, there are some interesting
ideas here. As I said before, “Sleeping God” really perked my interest, and it
still is an amazing track. If the rest of the album had been similar, I would
have been blown away for sure. However, the album generally devolves into
punkish lyrics, unimpressive instrumentation, simplistic song structures, and a
very light and mindless atmosphere. Even this could be forgivable if the
melodies were tight and memorable; but, as it stands, I can’t really recall even
one.
This music is for someone out there, but I don’t think it’s
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