There are five tracks on this release, “Kin”, “By Your Side”, “Dissolution”, “Indifference”, and “The Stages of Grief”. Awaken I Am will be supporting Secrets this May on their Fragile Figures Anniversary tour. This EP was produced by Taylor Lawson who also produced Blind Love and has the same kind of raw emotional vibe as the album. Prior to this EP, the band had one single featuring the new vocalist called “Dissolution”. The band was on tour in Australia with Secrets when the tragedy happened. First they got a new vocalist, Jimmy Stevenson and most recently lost their guitarist Connor which is what inspired the new music. They’ve recently experienced a new line up change since their last release “Blind Love”. Despite these few things, overall, it is a great album that I personally enjoyed.Awaken I Am are a band from Australia who have recently toured with Slaves, CKY, Picturesque, and Secrets. However, the album is relatable to almost anyone. ![]() Some songs sound the same and the lyrics kind of sound repetitive, especially when each track is about the same topic of loneliness after a sour relationship. Some of the songs that I found to be the weakest include “The Chase,” “Distance, Distance,” and “Hindsight.”īlind Love is a solid album by Awaken I Am, but there are some issues. My personal favorites on this album include “Walk My Way,” “Blind Love,” and the instrumental track “Be Still,” a full three and a half minute slow song filled with a guitar repeating the same notes and drums that fill the song with an eerie atmosphere. Douglas puts his personal experiences on each track, but it shines the brightest on “Blind Love.” The track is filled fantastic lyrics such as “I never wanted to break/ I never wanted to be this way/ I’ve never felt so low/ But at the same time you make me feel high/ Oh baby did I leave you out to dry/ From all my lies,” and my favorite lyric on the whole track, “I know it’s kinda hard, I know I fucked it from the start.” ![]() Other tracks that follow this subject include “Naive,” “Red Wine Regret,” and the title track, “Blind Love.” The title track is one of the most powerful tracks on the album, dealing with loneliness and the horrible feeling of losing your inner self. It’s clear that this album will deal entirely on the subject of failed relationships and the heartache they bring. ![]() “I can’t escape what I’ve become,” Douglas sings on the track’s chorus, “so won’t you walk my way?” Vocalist Adam Douglas says that Blind Love “is an impassioned record about relationships and being blind to another’s faults – and our struggles to look past our mistakes.”īlind Love starts off with the heavy hitter “Walk My Way,” where Douglas’ vocals resonate with the energy of Slaves’ Jonny Craig and Issues’ Tyler Carter. The album produced by Taylor Larson (Jason Richardson, Periphery, From First To Last) uses these negative feelings to create beauty from tragedy. They signed to Victory Records (Shattered Sun, Conveyer, For the Win) in late 2016, hoping to lead to worldwide popularity for the Australian quartet.Īccording to a press release by Victory, Blind Love, their debut on the Chicago based label and second overall, is filled with pain and anxiety, something that the group injects into all ten of the songs off this record. ![]() Insert Awaken I Am, one of the scene’s newest acts that everyone should pay attention to.įormed in 2011, the Brisbane, Australia based group made up of vocalist Adam Douglas, guitarists Connor Oakley and Ned Jankovic, and drummer Luke McKenzie, have slowly grown in popularity over the years, releasing their debut album Shields and Crowns in 2015 and touring with heavyweights like I Set My Friends On Fire, Chiodos, and Emarosa. With bands like Slaves, Too Close To Touch and Hands Like Houses being some of the biggest bands in this new wave, there are several smaller acts that are slowly approaching these big shots. Post-hardcore is slowly making a comeback. Fueled by failed relationships and loneliness, Australian quartet Awaken I Am channel these feelings on Blind Love.
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