Monday, April 01, 2024

 White City Graves - Canary's Dead

Canary’s Dead is the latest EP from Seattle’s White City Graves.  While I couldn’t find a lot of current information on the band, they have been around since 2010, although there have been several member changes, and prior to this they have released two full-length albums, an EP and a split EP with Terror Inc.  As for the four songs here they are largely thick muscular rock with elements of punk and metal that remind me a little of Tad (another Seattle band of yore), although I would say they are a little less aggressive and a little more melodic.  That is not to say they aren’t heavy, they rely a lot on that thick bass sound and meaty guitars and they don’t lack in aggression (check out “Personal Hell”).  They also manage to keep things fresh and diverse, but still always sound like White City Graves.  One song that really exemplifies that is “Burn It All Down”, an extremely catchy track that stands apart from the rest and will most likely have you bopping your head with its groove metal element.     

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