To The Rats And Wolves - Cheap Love

”The album is about the daily struggle, really“, declares guitarist Danny, ‘’it’s about love and heartache as well as about depression.“ A fact that becomes obvious once one lets a single like ‘’Down’’ sink in; a  stripped-down, poppy track that has become the band’s favourite during the production process. ‘’We’ve been through a whole lot, sank into depression and were close to putting the band to rest. ''Down‘''is uplifting and the sort of song you need in those kind of situations. It gave us hope when we recorded the album.“

The album starts with title track ‘’Cheap Love’’. The music is definitely electronic/pop oriented. It thought the album must be labeled wrong at first. ‘’Therapy’’ is very poppy, the chorus is very catchy but that is all there is to it. I do not listen to new pop music very often, so when I hear an actual guitar I am already happy. Same goes for ‘’All The Things’’. It Sounds way too polished to be metalcore. If you compare this to early Bring Me The Horizon, they definitely do not belong in the same category.  On ‘’Never Sleep’’ the harsh vocals and growls finally seem to have made a comeback. The chorus are mostly clean vocals but this time I am cool with it. ‘’Friendz’’ is again another piece of work. This time I’d call it rock, but radio-friendly. ‘’Look What You Made Us Do’’ is dare-I-say awful, and ‘’True’’ too. ‘’Cure’’ is a bit better but still not convincing me to listen twice. I had better hopes for the last three tracks but I’m afraid I have nothing new to say about it.