Artist: Fucked Up
Album: The Chemistry of Common Life
Genre: Post-Punk Revival
Rating: 3 of 5
The Chemistry of Common Life won the 2009 Polaris Prize. The Polaris Prize is essentially the Canadian version of Britain's Mercury Music Prize.
There is definitely some merit behind this album. The songs are full of strength and a consistent driving force. Songs like "Days of Last" feel like a tidal wave that cannot be stopped. "Twice Born" has the guitars turned up to 11. Finally the title track completes the album with a grand and explosive end.
There were just a few things that I would love to see improved upon. These tidal waves are not only relentless but they can sometimes become too persistent. The songs seem to become some homogeneous blob and although there are several song structures and even some nice instrumental pieces you seem to just fall in and out of them. I guess the music feels like a mosh pit that you can't quite get out of. This makes it a little harder to step back and enjoy the music itself.
I did enjoy the album but I have seen some better attempts at this genre of sludge-type punk. And I do agree that this album definitely deserved to be on the short list.
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