Guilty Faces – Domestic Bliss

Guilty Faces follow up their seven inch and demo with an L.P. that brings a welcome dose of melodic hardcore punk. For the most part these songs are mid paced with fairly clean guitar tones that alternate between driving rhythm parts to catchy leads. In this sense they could be compared to Shattered Faith, Channel 3, or the Subhumans (Canada) though it's not especially apparent that these bands are in the roster of their influences. Perhaps these melodic sensibilities are more inspired by the Wipers, Adolescents, or mid era Replacements. Regardless of where they're getting it from these songs rock and Guilty Faces are definitely doing a great job of breaking away from the generic sounds that so many bands fall into.

The lyrics generally talk about every day internal struggles that guys in their mid twenties go through, fighting boredom and trying to create an adult identity. There's no political posturing or goofy party songs about pizza and skateboards. Some of the best songs are "Glass Bullets," "No Point At All," and "Hollowed Out," all of which displaying the band's outstanding guitar dynamic and singer Tommy Perkins' cutting vocal delivery.

Guilty Faces have again managed to put out a great record that sticks out for outstanding musicianship and a unique sound.


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