It\u2019s hard to believe that Thrice<\/a> are the same band that made 2003\u2019s angsty yet technical masterpiece, The Artist In The Ambulance<\/a>. Once paragons of the early-2000s post-hardcore movement \u2013 a scene shared by Cave In, Hot Water Music and even early My Chemical Romance<\/a> \u2013 the foursome have shed their skin and found their niche in timeless, evolutionary rock\u2019n\u2019roll. With Horizons\/West, they give another platter of their now-signature sophistication while continuing to evolve.<\/p>\n Album 12 may be the sequel to 2021\u2019s Horizons\/East, but it arrives with an identity that\u2019s all its own. Directly before entering the studio, the band played Artist\u2026 in full on tour, and that manifests in some of their heaviest songs to date. As much as Thrice are nowhere near re-embracing the thrash<\/a> shred-a-thons and wiry vocals of yore, the likes of Gnash and Crooked Shadows deliver a dose of aggression unfelt for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The reliable soul and poetry, however, persist through these 11 tracks. \u201cThey keep on telling me our stars are crossed, but I think you might be my albatross,\u201d singer\/guitarist Dustin Kensrue croons on Albatross, his voice having long since matured into one of the most graceful and distinct in all of alternative music. Elsewhere, The Dark Glow switches between acoustic laments and heavy metal<\/a> chords, but the emotion of the piece makes all of it equally crushing.<\/p>\n With their discography now a dozen releases deep, and their maturation into earnest rockers long since complete, Thrice could have easily stood still, offering a couple of bangers for their live shows and little else. Instead, they continue to burst with new ideas and emotional warmth. Thrice aren\u2019t the band they were two decades ago, nor are they the band they\u2019ll be in another two decades\u2019 time \u2013 and that\u2019s what makes them so fucking excellent.<\/p>\n Horizons\/West is out on Friday, October 3 via Epitaph.<\/p>\n Thrice – \u201cAlbatross\u201d – YouTube
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