Decency is the bands third studio album after 2011's 'Hunger' and 2013's 'The Days Run Away'. The band have gained relative success in recent years, playing support slots for such bands as The Futureheads and The Vaccines. They have also had their own UK headline tours and played shows across Europe, New York and Tokyo.
The album opens with the 42 second long 'Peterborough Dogs'. The next track is the title track, 'Decency', this track is very upbeat and happy sounding. This is a good start to the album in my opinion, it sets the pace and tells listeners what they can hope to hear as the album carries on. 'Think Yourself Lucky' and 'Save It For Tonight' are both similarly uptempo tracks that are vocally and instrumentally very classy and well executed. They are both riff heavy and the prior track incorporates brass into the chorus.
'Money' is perhaps my favorite track on the album, I really enjoy the opening riff and the urgency in the vocals. I also like the use of brass on the chorus that brings it to life and adds a lot of depth. 'Hate Me Like You Used To' is a similar standard to the previous track, but has a slower, more emotional sound to it. In comparison to this, I'm not much of a fan on 'Berlin Calls', the makeup of this track doesn't sound right to me as it twists and turns but never quite finds its place.
'Someday Anna' feels like a bit of a nothing track in my opinion, although Frankie's vocals are good, the lyrics aren't very well written and the guitars don't make much of an impact. This is a similar case with the next track, 'Just Not In Love', however the quality then picks up again for the closing three tracks. Although this album is 13 tracks long, it feels much shorter as the majority of the songs are pretty speedy. The vocals of Frankie really set this band apart from the rest, the energy of his voice along with the largely consistently sparkling riffs make for enjoyable listening.
Highs
Money
Hate Me Like You Used To
Lows
Berlin Calls
Someday Anna
Rating: 7.3/10
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