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Breathe Again [edit]
by Spoken | Genre: Hard Rock/Metal | Release Date: December 11, 2015
 

The band, already issued the title track "Breathe Again," featuring Memphis May Fire's Matty Mullins, earlier this year and it got rave reviews.

Within weeks of the release, the song began climbing on the college radio charts while gaining momentum with Active Rock stations around the country.

"We are beyond excited and thankful to announce the next chapter of Spoken's journey with a new album, new label, and new skin in the game coming December 11," the band said. "We've been close with Mike [from The Artery Foundation] for years, so it made sense for us to continue our career being a part of the Artery Family."

Track Listing
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01. Intro
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02. Walking In My Dreams
03. Beyond The Stars
04. Surrender
05. Breathe Again (feat. Matty Mullins)
06. All I Wanted
07. Hollow And Untrue
08. Memories Are Alive
09. Nothing Without You
10. Poison In The Air
11. Falling Apart
12. Hold On
13. Take My Breath Away
14. Outro
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On the Cutting Edge | Posted December 09, 2015
Rock group Spoken has spanned much of the heaviness spectrum in the years since their inception in the late 90s through their Tooth & Nail years in the first decade of the 2000s, landing firmly in the post-hardcore genre by the release of 2013's Illusion. Now with the release of independent, fan-funded album Breathe Again, Spoken shows yet another side of their musical capabilities.

Helmed by the consistent presence of vocalist Matt Baird, who is currently backed by guitarist Scoop Roberts and drummer Isaiah Perez, Spoken presents an album which focuses in on some of the lighter musical elements found on Illusion. Tracks like opener "Walking In My Dreams" instantly display a focus on clean vocals and melody as the driving force, although there is a definite occasional undertone of grit and growls (see the brooding track "Poison in the Air"). 

The guitar tones also lean towards tight and searing with less heavy distortion, with songs like "Hold On" and album highlight "Hollow and Untrue" showing a masterful hand at incorporating just enough electronic elements to augment the guitar tones. Single "Falling Apart" flawlessly employs dual guitars in a piercing riff that builds into a memorable melody. The sound that is ultimately built mirrors the new wave of post-hardcore groups leaning into a slicker, electronically informed hard rock sound, a movement led by recent releases from mainstream acts like Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men and Asking Alexandria.

Throughout the album's 12 song span (with an additional intro and outro), the lyrics recognize brokenness while calling out to darkened hearts that there's something more for them. Confessional title track "Breathe Again," featuring stand out Memphis May Fire vocalist Matty Mullins, captures this theme in its piercing second verse: "I was broken, I felt the pain so deep inside. Never wanted to remember, so I kept it out of sight. I am hopeless, I'm nothing more than just a man-- the fire burns within me, the fire makes me who I am."

Although the core message throughout is hopeful, Spoken doesn't shy away from the reality that hope is often a messy process. "Surrender" explores the pain we can feel when someone we love chooses to stay in self-destructive cycles. "Your Memories Are Alive Again," another album highlight, walks a difficult road towards healing and forgiveness. The source of healing is clear throughout however, with "Take My Breath Away" taking an almost worshipful stance as it declares "these words could never prove to you that all my life belongs to you. I'll be chasing you forever, our hearts belong together."

The Bottom Line:
With Breathe Again, Spoken proves themselves to be on the cutting edge of the best elements of hard rock: haunting combinations of guitar tones and electronic elements, smooth vocals sending melodies soaring and lyrics that are as honest as they are ultimately redemptive.

Song to Download Now:
"Breathe Again (feat. Matty Mullins)" (Get it on iTunes here.)

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