Four years after their last album GLA, capping off a remarkable period of industry and gradually increasing commercial gains, Glaswegian three-piece alt-rock band Twin Atlantic returns with a new electric sound for their album Power. Produced by the legendary Jacknife Lee, one would assume that the end result would be an album loaded with tracks to fill a stadium, but with this release it feels that Twin Atlantic is lacking that energy.

The immediate thing to say is that Power is loud. Very loud. In previous releases Twin Atlantic had similar vibes, but with this release, their sound feels a lot more amplified, presumably because of Jacknife Lee’s input. A part of this is the heavy use of electronic instruments, with synthesisers and drum loops being particularly prominent, which is a step away from past efforts. Sonically, Power sounds like it drew heavy influence from Bring Me The Horizon’s genre bending album emo. Similarly heavy synths are used blending hard alternative rock with electronic elements, particularly on a track like ‘Messiah’.

There are also elements of Muse in this album, with Power often feeling like one long reworked version of the track ‘Madness’. ‘Novocaine’ was the first of two singles to be released before the album’s release, quite electric and catchy in itself, but for some reason it feels like something is lacking. There are plenty of other artists and songs that have encompassed this vibe better in the past, and this track just feels like a rehashed version of synth rock from the early 2010s.

However, very often this ten-song LP feels too loud and lacking in emotion. The tracks that make it up feel too similar to each other and feels like the same song is playing for 35 minutes. With their biggest single in the past being as something as quality as ‘Heart And Soul’, you’d assume Twin Atlantic is capable of creating more anthemic tracks but with Power that’s too often not the case. (5/10) (Adam Collings)

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