Fallstar - Future Golden Age - Review

I heard the band Fallstar a few years back, when they were signed to Facedown Records and produced the incredible album Backdraft.  That album featured both uplifting and awesome lyrics that anyone could get into, and the instrumentals you could headbang easily to.  Their new album was released on their own record label, and brings more to the table.

So after seeing that Fallstar was going to release the album Future Golden Age, things got exciting.  The song that they had released to YouTube had the case shook description that included being for fans of Donnie Darko and Star Wars, which only continued my excitement.  Further down the road, to the 8th, the album was released on their Bandcamp under their own record label, Rat Family Records.

I'm going to start off by saying the genre where this album would be placed is hard to categorize, as there are mixes of hip-hop and metalcore.  But of course, we can't forget to add to the mix the excellent post-hardcore that is brought into play in the album.  The best way to describe this band in my opinion is to simply call them heavy.  Because that is where they belong, as they have also described themselves.  From the intro track "What Roberta Sparrow Said" which starts off our ears off with a wonderful rap starter, to the ending track "Outro", it is clear that each track has a different sound to it, and lyrics that can touch hearts, no matter what path of life you travel.

The instrumentals are amazing as well, from the fantastc vocals and drumming, to the brutal guitar work, and the catchy electronic riffs that make the album complete.

This is an album I highly recommend listening to.

10/10