Where this album shines, is in it’s attention to detail. Nor will you find a list of songs that sound distinct and separate from one another. You won’t find deeply philosophical and emotionally contextual lyrics here. Most songs are played in a strangely unique, fast paced, tempo that regardless of their speed, never feel too short.
Every song is backed with synthesized orchestral effects that give each one a distinct and poignant atmosphere. While not as technically savvy as its predecessor, there are still fragments of ear-candy in instrumentation that seem well placed and are pleasantly surprising all throughout the album. To simply put it, this will be the type of album that bands will try to emulate in the future. While it has a similar sound to others around it, "Rebel Revive" stands at a higher pedestal than those who follow it's formula. This is an album that can easily define a genre, and represent every positive thing that made what we consider the overdone and generic to be what it is. The thing that sets this album apart from it's competitors though, is that it's executed at a quality that sets a gold standard. Low tuned guitars, depressing lyrics, and catchy choruses are everywhere here. That being said, this band has the quintessential recipe for a generic post-hardcore album. “Rebel Revive” is a far cry from it’s predecessor “They Said a Storm Was Coming,” as it completely changes it’s intended audience and sound, and centers itself around more literal songwriting and traditional structures, and has ditched the synth-core musical style for something more pop-metal oriented. Though while that statement may be true, there has been a lingering question that has been on my mind: When you ask normal, everyday individuals to donate to essentially fund an album, are you then constrained by new expectations packaged with backers emotional and monetary investment? Just something to ponder. Artists can easily express the creative freedom that entails from not being contracted by a label and their expectations. There are the obvious positives to a D.I.Y. The most notable thing about this album is that it is a pioneer of the idea of having an album funded by the fans. “Rebel Revive” is a kickstarter funded album that Jamie’s Elsewhere had produced with Nick Sampson after they departed with their record label and former vocalist, Aaron Pauley. Review Summary: Despite some grievances of trite and overdone novelties that plague its genre as a whole, “Rebel Revive” delivers on it's promise of ingenuity and creativity in this ever-stagnant scene of music.
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