It’s autumn. The leaves are falling from the trees. Cold wind sweeps through the streets and the sky is increasingly gray.
It’s the time to get cozy at home again. Perhaps also to reflect on the year and take a first inventory.
Somehow, the new record by TEN SECOND EPIC from Canada fits perfectly into this mood. However, the band doesn’t necessarily see itself as a promoter of the mood but rather as a punk band. For me, that’s at most the basis of the more powerful songs. The band from Canada, however, has more and more songs as the album progresses that take you on a certain dream journey.
The opener of “Better Off” is the noisy “Young Classics,” which definitely has its roots in punk rock and melodic college rock. The song sounds like mature college punk rock with a slight emo touch. It’s a song that goes down well and is fun to listen to. Through breaks, changes in vocal style, and a varied guitar and drum play, the song still doesn’t sound like something you’ve heard a thousand times before. A classic opener of an album that makes you curious for more.
By the third song “Runaway,” the tempo slows down. This song is kept at a pleasant mid-tempo. It leans more towards the emo side, which is mainly due to the drumming. It’s a song that has probably played on the radio often, in one form or another. Not a bad piece, but nothing that is in any way new or innovative. One might say it’s standard fare.
The title track is number 4. This continues in the same direction that the previous song took. It’s already clearly recognizable which direction the further songs will take. The basis is still somewhat punk, although here it’s not the rebellious, loud, and unruly nature of punk rock that is mentioned, but at most the powerful aspect of punk rock.
TEN SECOND EPIC moves into more mature, life-experienced college rock with the second half. It’s catchy, allows you to dream, as mentioned at the beginning, and is well made.
TEN SECOND EPIC doesn’t do post-something but has its own style that fits well with autumn, and just as beautifully as the last song “Northstar” fades out, it has been a long time since an album ended like that.
