Follies and bounds only keep us down. Tooth for tooth will we ever learn to retrace our own heads
where lost truths never slept? All of this means nothing if we will not change. All of this means nothing
and yet we stay the same. Fuse our hatred and our wounds, discern the differences of youth. Bleed
histories from our hearts, breathe with lungs and not our tongues.
There is something purely authentic and honest about Infant Island's music. These songs are substantial in their impact that go deep under the surface. The sound mix is everywhere (track 3 on headphones?!?!) with some of the slower nuanced moments giving needed space for maximum effect when the violent intensity hits. But on career highlight "Awoken," they leave nothing behind. A must hear song from an increasingly important band. bcb723
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021