Full Full Full – Half A Cassette CD EP (Engineer Records)

Today, we have some more melodic music for your listening pleasure. If you’ve been looking for honest, soulful, emotive, memorable, anthemic singalongs, catchy, engaging, captivating guitar maneuvers, and groovy, energetic beats, a new extended play by Full Full Full will be right up your alley. Released recently on a CD by prolific Engineer Records, “Half A Cassette” packs seven compositions that immediately transport you to a melodic punk rock show. Inspired by the legendary orgcore, indie punk, and pop punk bands such as The Flatliners, The Menzingers, and Iron Chic, yet with a sound that unmistakably showcases their signature moves, Full Full Full deliver everything you ever needed from a proper melodic punk rock band. The band continuously resonates with that early noughties sound, paying homage to an era where indie punk emerged and ruled the airwaves, but also brings many qualities that meet all the trends of modern music production. This combination unquestionably positions them as one of the most important acts of the UK’s melodic punk rock scene nowdays, as they showcase how punk rock music still has so many things to say without sounding repetitious, pretentious, bland, or boring. Quite the contrary, you’ll have a fun time listening to these seven composition, as the band poured heart and soul in everything, from songwriting and composing to performance and recording.

What makes “Half A Cassette” such a compelling listening experience is definitely the vocal performances and arrangements. From soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, powerful lead vocal performance that certainly decorates all the sonic and rhyhtmic acrobatics, commands attention, and guides listeners on this epic journey, and incredible back vocals that immensely support the singer on his journey, to all those anthemic singalongs that unquestionably elevate the whole experience to new heights, this material is packed carries so many excellent vocal arrangements that will assure you to spin this CD all over again. The guitar work here is also impressive, with all those luxuriant interplays between rhythm and lead guitars. You’ll notice how all those marvelous themes, melodies, and harmonies are perfectly articulated during each segment of every song while the riffs, power chords, and other chord progressions shine on the other side of the spectrum. The sweet spot with raw, unfiltered, aggressive bites of distortion and polishness that make all those themes, melodies, and harmonies stand out is totally spot on. Another thing that works like a charm throughout the entire material is the bass guitar performance. Instead of just floating around, those low-ends immensely support all the guitar work while simultaneously acting as a binding element between the mentioned orchestrations and rhyhtmic patterns. Besides that, those basslines bring more warmth, depth, clarity, detail, groove, and heaviness without ever sounding overwhelming. They are tucked right beneath guitars but remain vividly hearable in the mix all the time. This epic sonic journey wouldn’t be complete without the exceptional drumming performance. Every powerful hit of the snare, every commanding kick of the bass drum, notable accentuation on hi-hat, or continuous splashes over the cymbals have their place and purpose here, making this material so energetic. The drummer delivers so many thoughtfully assembled, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics, contributing groove, pace, and punch whenever it’s necessary.

If you crave some proper indie-punk experience where emotion and power collide harmoneously, then “Half A Cassette” will be right up your alley. Full Full Full poured only the finest lyrics, vocals, sonic, and rhyhtmic maneuvers into this release, creating an amalgam of catchy, memorable, captivating songs that will immediately force you to grab a pint and sing-along. It’s a must-listen for anyone interested in what modern melodic UK punk rock currently has to offer. Do not miss a chance to grab this gem on CD. Head to Engineer Records and check it out!