Album Review

Forever Wednesday - DepthsForever Wednesday – Depths

Surry 5 piece Forever Wednesday are releasing their debut album entitled depths “Depths”; I’ve been giving it a thorough listen over the past week and for a debut CD, the lads have certainly done themselves proud. I enjoy the chance to check out up and coming British bands as I’m waiting for the next big thing to burst out onto the scene and I want to watch them grow. Forever Wednesday instantly left an impression with their album cover; professionally produced, well thought out and extremely visually appealing, making a big statement with the look as well as the sound proves that they mean business.

So my expectations are high, excitement is building up by the minute that this is what I’ve been waiting for. The intro track plays and then rolls onto the first track “Define Irony”; I was gutted to put it simply, not a terrible song but not anything I’d hoped for felt empty and lacking. However following this track are the songs “Time To Get A Real Job Mr Wolf” and “The Deserter” which I have renamed the savoir songs as they are massive tracks with big lyrical hooks and atmospheric guitar work and my hopes are back up again. The album only picks up from here and all disappointment and doubt just washes away.

“Navigate” and “Spitting Bullets” are heavy yet retaining the melody to which the hooks lie in, the addition of proper metal growls at appropriate moments adds a heavy edge to the bouncy melody. The songs that encompass the bands melodically atmospheric style at its finest are “Viruses” and “Days of Youth”, these songs in particular are incredibly infectious with a thick bouncy beat, catchy vocal lines and playful guitar work which is in my opinion the best side of their style to focus on and a direction for this band to continue to follow.

With all the compliments here I feel there needs to be some criticism for the band to really grow into the next big thing; the album is not 100% perfect nor the release that will be the thing to throw them into the big time, but what it is and the thing I’m really excited about here is that it’s the foundation work for something phenomenal to emerge. Something to work on and refine for any future releases, at the moment it stands as a good release but next time the only thing I would recommend that the band try to slightly improve are some of the clean vocal lines, as some of the changes in pitch and tone in some places seem a bit unnecessary. With everything I’ve heard here I am confident that Forever Wednesday will follow in the footsteps of some of the British born greats that have preceded them.

4/5

Review by James Webb

 Band Members

Charlie 'Stilton' Grout-Smith
Jack 'Wriggler' Robinson
Josh 'Burt' Irvine
Andy 'Keith' Allen
James 'Sid' Worthington
 Track Listing
1. Rebirth
2. Define Irony
3. Time to get a Real Job Mr Wolf
4. Viruses
5. The Deserter
6. Days of Youth
7. Vanish and Vacate
8. Spitting Bullets
9. Is Bad-Ass One or Two Words?
10. Let Go
11. Navigate
 Band Related Links
Forever Wednesday Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?