Halcyon Hope

Thumbs up for this album and I don’t really find any major weaknesses with it. It is a strong album with good tracks all the way through and if you really want to nitpick I think that the one small issue with this album is that it hasn’t one of those super-hit tracks that makes you stop in your stride and just listen. On the other hand there is that positive thing that the album seems to be without filler tracks or weaker tracks, and I would think that there is still some great hit potential in the songs. It is a great album with much to enjoy. 

Musically Halcyon Hope delivers a qualitative blend of pop punk, alternative rock and emo. So, ‘Onward To Fracture Town’ offers a collection of poppy, energetic and melodic emo driven rock songs with opener ‘Against The Wall’ as a personal highlight. There are some great songs on this album that certainly are a pleasure to listen to but it can be a drag at times. The album can use some extra roughness, some extra raw power to my taste to make it all a little more interesting. 7/10