This! Is A Crisis - The Human Condition

1. The Human Condition

2. Bold Hearts

3. Iron Lung

4. This Means War

5. Life Called Critical

This! Is A Crisis have released their debut album titled "The Human Condition". This album shows off the band in a sort of alternative punk sound. They aren't quite punk and not quite rock. This isn't really a new style, but most bands pick one or the other. They have a similar sound to that of One Second 2 Late and Billy Talent, so if you like those bands or the heavier side of Sum 41, you could like this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded pretty well, but you can hear the one notch below a quality recording when you listen. The instrumentation on this album isn't too bad. they can certainly play, and there are glimpses of decent guitar solos. We think the music is solid. 

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, when looking at the vocals on the album, they need a little bit of work to them when they just straight sing. When hearing the screams, you can rally tell the singer can do them in a rock way. The lyrics are done in a pretty nice and clear way so you can get just what they are saying. All in all, not bad here. With the lyrics, the band seems to go for songs about being lost and trying to fix the world, standing up after being knocked down by someone, pushing someone from hearing the truth and more. These seem like topics quite a lot of people can understand and get behind. This is good so the listener can feel a connection with the band. These lyrics are pretty good. 

If you are looking for a single to this album,  give the song "This Means War" your attention, as it is the best song on the album and gives you an idea of the rest of the album.

This! Is A Crisis have released a debut album that shows you the sound and style they are going for. We can't wait to see what else is here with this band, and what else they can come up with. Not bad. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Punk/Rock

Release Date: July 17th, 2015

Location: Pickering, Ontario

Label: None