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DR06- Failsafe For Tomorrow ‘Give Up the Ghost’- Review
March 1st, 2010 | 
Author: Hiya
Here is a review of the new FFT E.P from markoi over at KOI records………
“Hailing from the town of Scarborough on England’s east coast, Failsafe for Tomorrow’s 3rd release “Give Up the Ghost” features 6 tracks of high-energy, mosh-your-heart-out, dual vocal, melodic hardcore. Opening with heavy chugging guitars and ominous growling vocals from lead singer Lee “Ozzie”, Blood to Spill is a slick metal anthem, which even includes a classic metal guitar solo! This is a perfect springboard into an EP that’s a tight and well crafted selection of post hardcore songs laced with elements of emo, catchy, sing-along-pop-punk, breakdowns and guitar solos. An uplifting and highly addictive gem from the UK’s post punk scene, and as refreshing as Scarborough’s North Sea breeze!”
More to come soon 
Wayne
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The Amistad & Above Them 7″ Sound As Language Review
“The vinyl keeps flowing here at SAL. Here’s another split this time between two UK bands. The Amistad take on Side A and the band play that gruff brand of pop/punk. I covered the band last year and not much has changed. But that’s a good thing. Granted this style has been done to death so it’s difficult to make a lasting impression. But, The Amistad do it as well as anybody else these days and still bring to mind bands like Dillinger Four and Latterman. You can’t ask for much more than that.
On the B Side we have Above Them who I covered briefly in the past. Above Them show a bit more diversity. You can tell these guys are coming from indie/punk background but they don’t let that hinder their songwriting in the least bit. These two songs sound a bit less emo(tional) in their tone than past stuff I’ve heard. Both songs are great and seem more rooted in rustic type punk rock even sounding like The Gaslight Anthem a bit. The band has an interesting and rather large palette that they are working with and I’m curious to hear what’s next.
All in all…a winner of a 7? if you ask me!” – Sound As Language.com
Tags: The Amistad & Above Them 7″ Razorcake Review
“Both bands: They give me the impression that they’re from Florida, specifically somewhere between the Tampa/Gainesville area. The Amistad: Reminiscent of Gunmoll, just not quite as good (and that’s not even a knock, because, let’s face it, Gunmoll was pretty great), and a touch more political, lyrically Above Them: I hate that I constantly pull the “Sounds like ___, but not really” card, but I feel here again, filling in the blank with what little I know of The Gaslight Anthem, only a bit lighter. – Razor Cake