See You Next Tuesday - Intervals

See You Next Tuesday is a product of the deathcore explosion of the last few years, wielding a form of psuedo-grindcore that while not being groundbreaking, was at least different from every other band they were touring with. SYNT's first full-length, 'Parasite' was a kind of quirky, humorous attack that lasted about 18 minutes with 14 tracks. I never saw them as a band to take seriously, and I don't think a lot of people did, but I think they want to be, if their newest album is any sign.

'Intervals' is a quite different beast than their debut album. There's a definite shift from just trying to be as fast as possible and hit with breakdowns to slower, more thought out mature music. It works alright, but I still don't see them as much of a serious band. The kind of 'avant-gard' approach they've take with this new album seems very forced most of the time, and the return of some almost tone for tone gimmicks from the first album are really tired sounding and doesn't put across the notion of a band putting a lot of effort into writing their music.

Not a lot stands out on this album, except for the track 'Dedication to a New Era', a song that certainly draws a lot of influence from 'Plagues' by Converge. This 3 minute droning piece is the longest 'song' on the album, and probably the only piece that really sticks out to me other than the 2 'intro' tracks of mostly just noise. The rest of the songs are just easily forgettable and not very noteworthy.

'Intervals' is a step in the right direction for this band, but it's not a fully realized sound and they probably could've spent quite a bit more time on it crafting a good album. As it is, SYNT fans might like it, but I don't think they're breaking new ground or offering much more to people who didn't already know who the band was.

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