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Perplexingly, White Lung has been a fairly intense punk band with loads of indie credibility. As time has gone on, they\u2019ve gradually soothed the rawer edges of their sound, which is probably more of a testament to their indie cred now than it was when they first started playing. Having said that, Paradise is White Lung\u2019s fourth album and by far their \u201cpoppiest\u201d album to date.<\/p>\n
For most of Paradise, many of the elements of White Lung\u2019s style are still present: the high-velocity tempos, the nimble, angular guitar work, and the driving bass. However, a few things have changed: the production is cleaner than ever before and Mish Way-Barber\u2019s vocals are more processed. Additionally, there are some softer, slower songs (\u201cHungry\u201d and \u201cBelow\u201d) that seem out of place.<\/p>\n
Noticeably, Mish\u2019s vocals have lost all the bark and bite they had on earlier recordings. Her vocals seem processed (possibly a small amount of auto-tune?) and more easily digestible for wider audiences. While guitarist Kenneth William\u2019s work is still technical and impressive, a lot of his post-hardcore dissonance and darkness is removed from the equation (“Vegas” is a noticeable exception).<\/p>\n
White Lung introduced catchier elements and a cleaner production on 2014\u2019s Deep Fantasy, which was successfully mixed in with their raw and unpredictable sound on earlier recordings, but Paradise seems like a watered-down, more sanitized version of that.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Melt-Banana, Pretty Girls Make Graves, RVIVR, Savages
\nRecommended Tracks: 1 (Dead Weight), 2 (Narcoleptic), 6 (Sister), (8) I Beg You
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Josh Gaston on 09\/07\/2016 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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