The Type of Cancer That You Do Want to Have
Posted September 25, 2012
By username2,
Showbread is a unique band in that they never stick with one particular style throughout their career, they have gone thorough at least 5 different styles over the course of their 15 year history. Cancer feels like an amalgam of these styles and what Showbread is. The album itself is unique in that it's a concept album that tells a story of a band's journey through a near-dystopian 2015 America. Josh Dies' lyrics are amazingly well-written and his political and ideological views are clearly expressed and might be the cause of some controversy. (Something that isen't new for the band.) The music itself is also amazing in that it incorporates almost all of Showbread's previous sounds. The slower acoustic and clean vocal sounds of their last album Who Can Know It?, the synth sound from their previous concept albums Anorexia/Nervosa, and their trademark fast paced, screaming sound of No Sir, it's all on here and fits in so well with the album concept. While the first half of the album is mainly consisted of fast-paced battle cries the latter half of the album contains some of the band's most beautiful work. I must give particular praise to the track "You Will Die In A Prison" as it's the most worshipful and impactful song on the album and of the band's discography.
Cancer is a unique album. The concept, story, and ideas presented are all excellent and the world that the band creates is rich and intriguing. They run the gamut with different sounding songs and it pays off beautifully. And the number of tracks is misleading because even though it might look like a short album with only 9 songs, it manages to come out with a 50 minute running time. This is probably Showbread's best album yet and is probably one of the best albums of the year by far. And it's free of charge so everyone can experience the world of Cancer.
(More of the story of Cancer will be shown in the movie that the band shot for this album. It should be released sometime next year.) View All Music And Book Reviews By username2 | View username2's Profile
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