Without sounding too crazy, I love music that is upbeat
contrasted with verse that is dark, reflective and almost animalistic.
Barricades Rise’s You and Your Adored is about the journey and inner turmoil of
a breakup. The album’s lyrics are relatable and insightful, using instrumentals
that will pull and tug on your heart strings while manifesting a state of
reflection .
The album kicks off with This Creation, a heartfelt song
with a gut wrenching narrative. The best analogy for this song is that you’re at
the end of a cliff, your heart is beating hard, your stomach is sinking, and
you know its time but there’s a resistance. The bass in this track is almost
angry with its deep and hard plucking, and the guitar riffs drive you right
into their evocative vocals.
This Creation then pushes right into their second track
Aftermath, which is about the aftermath of a breakup. They allude to the story
about how people try to be helpful by telling you that it will get easier, but
it only feels like it’s getting harder and harder. Within everyone who would be
going through this, there is a fire ignited, there’s a struggle between
optimism and sadness which will cause inevitable anger.
The third track, Sleepwalker, is a rebellious song about how
when it’s all said and done, you start to go a little nuts and you do things
you would never have done before. Some of this is good, some bad, nevertheless
it is liberating.
I could go on about this album and tell you about the
transitions and analogies Barricade Rise uses, but you should check it out. I
could say this album is like Kubler Ross’ stages of grief meets Mumford and
Sons indie folk rock. Jonathan Coates and Michael McEntee have been playing
together for fifteen years, which is more than apparent when you listen to how
well put together this emotive acoustic rock album is.
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