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Palps unveil expressive album "Black Heart"
Hi and welcome to Lila's review!
Do you know that? When you listen to a new band and immediately get the feeling that this is a sound that won't let you go in a hurry? That's exactly the feeling I got when I got into the new record "Black Heart" from Palps .
So it's no wonder that our magazine also published a review to coincide with the album's release.
Palps are a four-piece band from Essex, UK , who released their first EP "Letters To You (That I've Never Send)"wrote down the first lines of their band history. With a uniquely alternative rock sound, influences from pop punk and metal are combined, which Palps will hopefully soon pave the way to much larger stages.
With "Black Heart" the band is now releasing an expressive work, which fans of the band can look forward to. When playing the first song "AVA" you initially get the feeling that this is a classic alternative rock album, with harmonic passages and catchy melodies, but Palps take their music in a completely unique direction, far away from familiar sounds, which really surprised us: as soon as the voices in the bridge begin with "AVA" the sound suddenly breaks and becomes dark as well as energetic. For this cut in their sound alone, which is both direct and harmonious, the band deserves a chapeau from us! This charming style is also taken up in the other songs and combined with choruses to sing along, as in "Love, Always". The voice of singer Alex lends a special expression to their sound, which literally screams out pent-up emotions into the world. In the eight songs, the band tells unvarnished and honest stories about inner conflict, loss and love, in whose individual passages you will surely find yourself.
Palps have come up with something special for this album and tell in eight chapters the story of Matt, who tries to lead a normal life next to his mental problems. The band writes:
„Black Heart at its core is about how traumatic events and mental health struggles can leave you hardened, no longer able to express love in the same way that you used to and can often lead to you hurting those closest to you, without you even realising.“
The band tells Matt's story in eight consecutive music videos, which introduce three other characters, Rose, Charlotte and the Plague Doctor, around him. In each video you follow Matt and the dichotomy he is in, trying to feel and being numb at the same time. At the same time, they also show the pull of his negative thoughts that hold him down and also weigh down those around him. It is a cycle that the band presents in all its facets and draws attention to it.
„Black Heart" is thought-provoking and shows both the side of the relatives and that of the sufferer, who are powerless in any situation and do not know how to deal with it. A race against time, and who wins? You should definitely watch it for yourself, and you can start here with the first video.
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The band has worked out a holistic concept for their album, the extent of which we couldn't believe when we played the first song. It is not only very coherent, musically as well as lyrically, but also thematically a really strong album, which we can only recommend you to listen to. Save the date: 07 October!
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