The album cover for Fall Apart by The Dandelion Catastrophe doesn't quite capture the intensity that the EP begins with. I feel like a bigger cat like a lion or jaguar would have matched the music. Metaphors aside I thought this was a high adrenaline EP with some unexpected twists and turns.
To my surprise The Dandelion Catastrophe is a solo project by Brian Stead. I thought for sure this was a full band recording. I’m not sure of his process, but I need to give credit where it’s due. One thing I noticed is the album starts off really intense and with every sequential song becomes less so. I did have mixed feelings about this because I wasn’t getting a signature sound but more like a process. The EP starts with “Violence” and sounds somewhere between The Blood Brother and Marilyn Manson. He sounds a lot like early Manson and has that sort of evil affectation. The instrumentation is high octane fuzz. It felt relatively straightforward in terms of structure but there is no doubt an explosive delivery to every aspect of the song. You can hear the intensity drop a couple levels on “Candy Cane” but it also shifts in terms of style. There was this mix of early Industrial and grunge on this song. The song was somewhere between Ministry, Alice In Chains and Nirvana. I was reminded of the ’90s band Filter on “Don’t You Cry.” This song sounds like a different vocalist. I wouldn’t have guessed it was the same person. This song is a little more pop oriented and accessible for a general demographic. The last song “Under Every Me” is such a departure in style. It was a questionable move to put a reverb-laced ballad as the last track. I liked the song but it’s worlds away from where the EP started. Overall, this EP was a little scattered in terms of style but it seems intentional and by design. I enjoyed all the songs especially the first two and I think that comes down to personal preference. This is a good release and I look forward to hearing more.
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