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InMe: Herald Moth

29th October 2009
Gareth Lees

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“This album sees the band take what they do best and do it better”.

‘If it ain’t broke, tweak it a bit’ may not be a well known adage, but it’s a great sum up of InMe’s 4th album Herald Moth – an album where the band take what they do best and do it better.

It’s been two years since Daydream Anonymous and a few things have changed. The addition of Ben Konstantinovic proves a master stroke, freeing up Dave McPherson to improve his vocals while adding an extremely talented lead guitar into the mix. It is these two elements which really make this album a marked improvement over its predecessors.

The album has some great tracks, ‘Belief Revival’ and ‘Nova Armada’ being two that stand out, offering up some much improved vocals as well as vindicating the addition of Konstantinovic, who pitches in with some stunning guitar riffs, creating a much deeper and more balanced sound. This is also evident in the slower tracks, ‘I Will Honour You’ and ‘All Terrain Vehicle’ offer up a far more considered mature sound that seem to lend heavily from McPherson’s recent solo work.

As far as catchy lyrics and big hooks go the first single to come off the album, ‘Single Of The Weak’, delivers in spades. It sounds a bit shallower than the other tracks but achieves the mandatory infectious one liners as well as some ironic social commentary.

‘You Won’t Hear From Me Again’ the first track on the album, while a solid track sums up the pros and cons from this entire album. Its desire to be all things to all men and chucking in various genres, instead of giving the sense that the band is proving its range comes across as if they don’t know what they should sound like.

As good as the tracks are, the album as a whole feels a little jarring; the various styles make it sound messy rather than diverse. Nonetheless the more I listen to this album the more I like it; there are some real gems in there. The album as a whole may be a little less than the sum of its parts but with the improved vocals and guitar, they turn out to be some damn good parts. A great improvement on previous albums, more evolution than revolution, but it’ll please fans and prove a good listen.

Score: 80%