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No Devolución

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Album Review

Representing a serious sea change for post-hardcore/screamo outfit Thursday, No Devolución finds the band taking their normally frantic sound into more ethereal territories. While the band has worked with producer/sonic visionary Dave Fridmann in the past, it would seem that the third time really is a charm for the band. More so than on their other collaborations, the Fridmann/Thursday team-up seems to have really clicked this time around, with the spacy producer making his presence felt on the album. The biggest change for the band is how much more layered this album is compared to their earlier work. Songs like “No Answers” and the album-closer “Stay True” show the band taking a more textural, almost post-rock approach, building the songs in layers and focusing less on drive and raw emotion and more on mood. In a lot of ways, No Devolución is a lot like Mercury Rev’s Deserter’s Songs, with the Jersey band exploring more relaxed and atmospheric territories while keeping the core of their songwriting intact to create an album that feels simultaneously stripped down yet somehow grander than anything they’ve done in the past. While this new sound might require a period of adjustment for older fans, No Devolución is an album that could easily make converts out of the skeptical, allowing the band to reintroduce themselves to the world over a decade after their first album was released.

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Oh no! It's not the same as Full Collapse or War All The Time! Good news, it's better. If you want those albums, go listen to them. Or better yet, if you want a band that puts out the same album 6 times I think Rise Against just put out a "new" one.

Audible Maturation

There are lots of Thursday fans who will (and are) giving up on the band as a result of this album; As has been stated, the title indicates the turning point in their sound. And its not possible to understate what a turning point this is. The post-hardcore sound is almost entirely absent (really only found in "Past and Future Ruins") and replaced with moody, flowing, atmospheric and melodic sounds. Instrumentation is much lighter and delicately balanced with Rickly's imperfect vocals. And its fantastic. The album is passionate and affectionate and feels authentic. Personally, Thursday's 'City by the Light Divided' felt phoned in and I still struggle to make it through a full listen. But I've listened to the stream and now my purchase of 'No Devolucion' a dozen times already and I want more. Thursday should feel proud, as I think they've done something few bands attempt. This is the band's first album of their 30s and they have matured, developed their sound to reflect themselves and not simply recycle the sounds of their previous work.

Take special consideration of the album's closing track, "Stay True", written with band Touche Amore in mind. Rickly has said, "In thinking about what I wish for them, their band and all the mistakes I hope they don't make I recalled all the mistakes I had made." Where lots of bands may "stay true" to the sound that brought them success, Thursday chose to "stay true" to themselves and have hoped that the fans have matured along with the band. My hat is off to them, they've done great work here.

No Returns.... And That's a Good Thing!

This is definitely the best album from Thursday since Full Collapse, and (dare I say it) may be their best album ever. The way that Full Collapse hit me emotionally when I was a brash, emotional 17-year-old, No Devolucion hits me as a married, settled down yet always unsettled 26-year-old. I'm at a different point in my life, and it's obvious that they are too. This album shows a much more mature and focused sound that, at many times, shows Geoff at his most vulnerable (yes, even more vulnerable than the heart wrenching screams of How Long is The Night). It is at times saddening, frightening, reassuring, and uplifting.

The textures that the band has created (thanks in large part to the work of Andrew Everding) really show a deep and lush atmosphere that paints a broad spectrum and stands as a beautiful work of art. I wasn't a fan of Dave Friedman's production on ACBTLD or Common Existence, however here he really has hit a sweet spot with the band. They reach a synergy where the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts.

Unlike Radiohead's new album (which was a complete disappointment after the brilliant In Rainbows), No Devolucion has greatly exceeded my expectations, and is one of the albums on my list of potential albums of the year

Biography

Formed: 1997 in New Brunswick, NJ

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

A significant player in the early 21st century's post-hardcore scene, Thursday formed in 1997 in New Brunswick, NJ. Led by vocalist Geoff Rickly, the band's initial lineup also included bassist Tim Payne, drummer Tucker Rule, and guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley. After issuing their debut, 1999's Waiting, through the New York-based indie label Eyeball Records, the band signed to Chicago's influential Victory label for 2001's Full Collapse. Tours alongside Boy Sets Fire and Sparta helped support...
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