Music I Like: Dead Letter Circus

Before I begin I would like to give a shout out to YouTube music reviewer Absent Productions for helping me discover this band.

I'm not really qualified to do legitimate album reviews so if I want to write about music I'll just give recommendations instead. I been listening to a lot of metal this year and I certainly love the sound of people screaming like they're on fire. However, there are occasions were I get sick of my ears bleeding and I put on something slightly more palatable for a mainstream audience. One of those artists is Dead Letter Circus.

Dead Letter Circus (DLC) is an alternative/progressive rock band hailing from Brisbane. Australia. While they are an alternative band, they've caught on with American metal fans because their debut album was released on a metal record label. I find that a bit strange since but at least someone is bringing their music to the States. There are very few bands with truly "epic" sounding music but DLC certainly qualifies. They frequently use delay effects on their guitars which gives their songs a real sense of scale. DLC also incorporates electronic elements into their music. This can go wrong very easily as demonstrated by the wave of Electronic Hardcore bands but DLC pulls it of.

I'm also a big fan of DLC's lyrics. Both of their albums have a central lyrical theme. Their debut, This is the Warning is about recognizing the structures and systems of the world and breaking free from them. The follow up, The Catalyst Fire, is a sequel thematically speaking. DLC's lyrics mesh perfectly with the music. Basically its rock music with real passion to it. Intense but beautiful. Unique but accessible. 

I guess the point I'm trying to make here is please give these guys a chance. I know there a lot of people who would really like this band. There's something for just about everyone if you're a rock fan. Enough talking just listen for yourselves.