SWEET SPINE has never been known to pull its punches, and this latest effort, "break//neck," proves that they're just getting started. With seven tracks, this powerhouse is a no-holds-barred look at a year that has shaped the band's identity as a person and musician. Clocking in just over 21 minutes, "break//neck" is a pulsating, emotionally stirring ride that establishes SWEET SPINE as a modern rock force to be reckoned with.
"This is the first time we felt like we may have made something truly ours," the band says. "We had been given a chance for the first time to leave our bedrooms and enter a bonafide studio. That change made all the difference not just in the way the songs sound, but in how they feel."
That feeling is undeniable. Songs such as "In My Blood" whir with careless fervor, oozing tension and urgency. Poison, a standout on the album's perfect storm of sharp lyricism and unrelenting instrumental, displays the band's knack for bending more earnest notes to the intensity of back-to-back punches. "Break//neck oscillates between chaos and catharsis; each song sounds like an adrenaline shot to the veins.
From its opening moments to its final, breathless conclusion, "Break//neck" is an electrifying listen. It's as bold as it is bruising and as authentic as it is bursting with life. SWEET SPINE has never sounded more comfortable in its bones, and if "break//neck" is any indication, they're just getting started.