Okayyyyyyy sooooooo... I didn't post when I said I was gonna. I'm sorry. My bad.
But I'm here now!
I don't think anyone even cares anymore. =/ I guess that's what happens when you're super unreliable, eh? Oh well. I'll keep babbling away, just in case it does anybody any good.
Blaqk Audio: Welcome to Bright Black Heaven
Having waited 5 years for Blaqk Audio to release a second album, I can tell you that there was a lot of build up and a LOT of expectations for this album. At least for me.
Even though Blaqk Audio is a side project for the vocalist and lead guitarist of AFI, Davey Havok and Jade Puget, and even though during the time gap between albums AFI produced a new album as well, waiting five years was still kind of annoying, especially considering how many times there were rumors that B.A. was working on something new.
All that aside, I am going to tell you right now that my expectations were met. Jade uses his experience with guitar pretty heavily when writing B.A. music, which is largely electronica and digital with some keyboard, among other things. Davey wrote lyrics that are moving, interesting, provocative, and/or insightful. Lines like "Everything's warm when your heart grows cold" from Deconstructing Gods and "When the act is black you'll remember me / We can be so discreet" from Everybody's Friends; "Oh, your smile, it hurts me 'cause I still clearly can see who you are" from Ill Lit Ships and "Who needs forgiveness when we all speak fluent lies?" from The Witness, just to mention a few.
Something I did notice, perhaps just because of the extent to which I listen to AFI/B.A., there are certain patterns that occur in the lyrics/vocals in ALL of Davey's songs. Like, certain 'hooks' you could call them. There's just a handful of things that he does a lot, regardless of which band he's singing for. It doesn't get to feeling repetitive, really, I just realized it the other day listening to the album.
All in all, the album was a complete success, even if it DID take half a decade to come to fruition. I'm thoroughly satisfied.
But I'm here now!
I don't think anyone even cares anymore. =/ I guess that's what happens when you're super unreliable, eh? Oh well. I'll keep babbling away, just in case it does anybody any good.
Having waited 5 years for Blaqk Audio to release a second album, I can tell you that there was a lot of build up and a LOT of expectations for this album. At least for me.
Even though Blaqk Audio is a side project for the vocalist and lead guitarist of AFI, Davey Havok and Jade Puget, and even though during the time gap between albums AFI produced a new album as well, waiting five years was still kind of annoying, especially considering how many times there were rumors that B.A. was working on something new.
All that aside, I am going to tell you right now that my expectations were met. Jade uses his experience with guitar pretty heavily when writing B.A. music, which is largely electronica and digital with some keyboard, among other things. Davey wrote lyrics that are moving, interesting, provocative, and/or insightful. Lines like "Everything's warm when your heart grows cold" from Deconstructing Gods and "When the act is black you'll remember me / We can be so discreet" from Everybody's Friends; "Oh, your smile, it hurts me 'cause I still clearly can see who you are" from Ill Lit Ships and "Who needs forgiveness when we all speak fluent lies?" from The Witness, just to mention a few.
Something I did notice, perhaps just because of the extent to which I listen to AFI/B.A., there are certain patterns that occur in the lyrics/vocals in ALL of Davey's songs. Like, certain 'hooks' you could call them. There's just a handful of things that he does a lot, regardless of which band he's singing for. It doesn't get to feeling repetitive, really, I just realized it the other day listening to the album.
All in all, the album was a complete success, even if it DID take half a decade to come to fruition. I'm thoroughly satisfied.
