Black Eyes and Neckties
Apparition!
Click Pop Records
9/10

I’m actually surprised on how fucking good this album is. Riffs that kick you in the face are coupled with synth bits that punch you in the nards. I love every bit of it. This is the sound I looked for every time I jumped into a fucking pit, chaos that just causes you to unleash and explode. BE&N are one of those genre-bending bands that sound like bits and pieces of other bands. As I love describing bands in mathematical formulas, here we go: At The Drive In + The AKAs + The Blood Brothers (the good stuff) = Black Eyes and Neckties. The slower bits at the end are actually just as good as the elbow-throwing bedlam in the beginning, It’s Midnight makes me want to mosh around my living room breaking shit. My roommates would not be pleased with this.

-Jonathan Yost