English post-hardcore band, Acres, explores new musical realms in their latest EP, What's It Like To Feel Worthless, showcasing their creative growth and delivering one of the most emotionally charged and fervent experiences of their careers.
Since their formation in 2019, Acres has established themselves as a band deeply devoted to creating melodies and evocative lyrics that rise above the prevalent anger often in today’s emotional landscape. Their journey through the music scene has been marked by an unwavering commitment to exploring complex emotions and forging genuine connections with their listeners.
In 2023, they unveiled their latest album, Burning Throne. This endeavor showcased the band’s unique, soothing sound and demonstrated their ability to blend intricate melodies with heartfelt storytelling, standing out as one of the most passionate releases in their career, highlighting their growth and artistic evolution.
Continuing this trajectory, Acres has channeled another side of their solemn, knife-sharp energies into their recent EP, What It’s Like to Feel Worthless. This new project delves into themes of vulnerability and self-reflection, pushing the boundaries of their musical expression while retaining the profound emotional resonance that has come to define their work. Each track invites listeners to engage in a deep exploration of feelings, capturing the nuances of worthlessness and the journey toward understanding one's value.
From the beginning, the UK south-coast four piece delivers their first course of digital atmospheric and emotional turbulence with "Leave You To Rot." A rush of monstrous guitar riffs and cathodic interludes—such heavy experiences are the prelude to the remaining four tracks on the EP.
"A Different Side of Misery" and "Lost" return to some of the more dulcet, gritty emotional disquiet, showcasing a rare mellifluence that is not common in many bands. With a silvery emotional rawness that few bands possess, Acres makes you truly feel something within these heart-panged experiences, something that continues with "Deadweight."
The titanic heaviness manifests the band's heavier tendencies within "Deadweight" and its gravid guitar riffs that tread a measure within its gorgeous use of honeyed and acidic vocal delivery, creating a clever segue into the denuded energies of the acoustic version of "Lost," making listeners feel a more visceral emptiness within the pained, stripped down presence of nothing but lone guitar strings and aggrieved vocals.
Once again, Acres has remarkably impressed listeners with their latest EP, demonstrating their ability to convey profound emotional depth despite working within a more constrained musical space. Over the past five years, this band has consistently evolved their sound, and with each new release, they’ve skillfully captured the essence of what they strive to achieve in their music.
This EP serves as a musical stamp to that growth, showcasing a refined and mature sound that resonates deeply from start to finish. Each track reflects the band’s emotional journey of self-worth in dark times, further expanding on their unique style while maintaining the emotional intensity that fans have come to love.
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