1. Lost the Magic
2. Broken Sound

This is pretty damn loud recording, there’s so much compression it’s untrue! I suppose this is all a symptom of the “loudness wars”. Oddly enough though, everything is still audible and mixed well, just a shame some of the treble got distorted during the mastering. Down to the music though, which is a post-hardcore/alt-rock combo with convulsing, throbbing riffs and vocals that are jabbed into the music like a stanley knife into a shaken-up can of ginger beer, each line fizzing with a bitterness of self belief and energy.

It’s nice to hear this kind of music done without too many over-the-top and pretentious lyrics and song titles. In fact, it’s precisely because Hold Your Horse Is stick to some more standard song structures that makes them quite accessible in that respect. There’s the occasional breakout into a quiet, non-distorted build-up or a dark disco beat (!) that keeps the sound from being stale. If they could possibly give a massive slap to the person who mastered the recording then these guys have a bright future.

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