Reviews

The promo material for this band is soaked in strange references to making “Southern California the true heart of hardcore again” and “bringing back a West Coast punk/hardcore revival.”  I’m always wary of the scene battle rhetoric, because usually when East/West is resorted to it masks a lack of content.  And the truth is, GftF will likely not be starting a scene revival for the “few believers” with their generic delivery and mediocre-at-best lyrics. 
 
Basically, they sound like Bane with looser guitars and weaker lyrics; they are fast and energetic at times, with shouting vocals and crunchy guitars.  The third track, “Eyeliner,” sounds particularly like a Bane clone, calling to mind “Snakes Among Us” with its slow bass intro and staccato guitars layering it.  Unfortunately, they usually use only one chord progression and alternate the strum or palm muting for choruses or breakdowns, which makes the record feel tiring even though it doesn’t even break twenty minutes in length.  The lyrics are also definitely on the mediocre side, for instance in the first song: “When I see you again/You are going to wish you were my friend,” interspersed between shouted swear words. 
 
I’m not sure what more to say about this but that GftF has a lot of work ahead of them if they want to “behead the music worlds (sic) version of ‘punk.’”