Album number six for Australian Band “The Living End” marks somewhat of a return for the men of punkish, energised, hardish rock.
Its a studio album with many marks of quality and is titled “The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating”.
There are many characteristics of this album that make it sound typically Australian rock, such as the energtic opening “In the Morning” with its pounding sound, this album is sure to get you moving in many different ways. Tempo goes up, down, around the block and back to kick you in the face.
Let’s face it, half dozen mark in terms of releases and hundreds of live shows, any Living end fan will have their personal opinion of what sound they like from the band. This album s full of the good ol rock tunes that their legacy fans will dig. Plenty of punk inspired rock tunes and even some electro infusion Song For The Lonely, and then some Bob Marley smokin stuff like Machine Gun.
There is a distinct lack of big festival/summer anthems that prevailed on the record White Noise or Prisoner Of Society and there is even some ballad stuff on this one. But this album will sure to please the fans who have simply waited too long between drinks.
Paul Burrows for www.departmentforsound.com
The Living end are currently on tour.
