Dice Leisure’s NOWZ (previously These days) are in the course of a reinvention. And whereas I initially dismissed final month’s pre-release Fly To The Youth as too light-weight, that music has dug its talons into my mind and emerged as a stealth summer time spotlight. The group’s new title observe Everglow continues the rock soundscape from Fly To The Youth, putting it in additional aggressive context.

A rock sound has been one of many yr’s most persistent traits, so whereas Everglow doesn’t give NOWZ the distinctive musical perspective they could want, it’s in good firm. These in search of an angsty, shout-along anthem will discover loads to take pleasure in right here. The music appears designed as a vessel for catharsis, constructing to an explosive refrain that grows even fiercer with a headbanging post-chorus that sees the guitar distortion turned as much as “eleven.” I fairly like this. On the very least, it’s a memorable jolt of vitality.

Lure beats proceed to be a problem for my ear. The tinny percussion cheapens an in any other case widescreen ambiance and I want the producers had chosen extra sturdy beats to offer Everglow a good larger sound. If we’re going to do rock music, let’s pull out all of the stops and make this as daring as potential. Everglow‘s finest moments (ie: the refrain) capitalize upon this bombast and provide simply sufficient adrenaline to make it value slogging by the music’s less-inspired segments.

Grade: B