Review – King Park

Album: The Light I Can’t See
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Genre: Rock

Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario is King Park, a hard-hitting rock band with their latest release, The Light I Can’t See.  Over the course of its four tracks, the group’s EP is a firm affirmation in their modern rock creative direction.

Opening with “Stay”, The Light I Can’t See starts off on a sombre, dark, and explosive note.  The song is above the heaviest and features the lyric in which the album is titled after.  Reminiscent of post-rock pioneers Thrice, the track mixes ambient guitar work with metal-inspired songwriting.  The same can be said for the record’s ballad, “Words”; an intense track that once again blurs the lines between soft and ambient with heavy and distorted.

“Grey”, the album’s second track, feels like the black sheep on the EP.  It doesn’t quite fit with either the post-rock style that consistently pumps throughout the other three tracks, nor does it connect with the band’s pop-punk roots.  Instead, it feels quite experimental with a lead guitar line that weaves nicely in and around the vocal melody in a very creative manner.  The song is not only great, but it offers a wide range and sense of versatility to the record, something that is often absent from many EP’s especially ones with less than five tracks to them.

As a whole, King Park’s The Light I Can’t See is an excellent release that brings the alternative rock of the 2000’s into the modern sounds of today’s rock in a seamless manner that is both innovating and slightly nostalgic.  Without a doubt, The Light I Can’t See will leave listeners with a feeling of excitement for what is to come from King Park.

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