Words Like Wildfire - Quarter Life Crisis

1. Survival Mechanic

2. Quarter Life Crisis

3. Livin' The Dream

4. Back To Where I Used To Be

5. So Shallow It Shows

Words Like Wildfire have released their debut album titled "Quarter Life Crisis". This album is one that shows the band in a pretty typical Post-Hardcore feel to them with a bit more guitar work. When you listen to this band, the vocal stylings sound like if the singer of Belvedere and second singer of Set Your Goals joined a post-hardcore band like Memphis May Fire. It is interesting how the more punk style vocals go with the heavy music of this band. If that melding of music sounds interesting to you, then you could like this album. 

When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to a fairly decent quality. We are pretty stoked on the quality of this album, especially being a debut for a band. This quality is very listenable and feels like a real offering. Great. The instrumentation here is not half bad either. These guys show off a little more than just breakdowns and heaviness. We like the sound a bit of diversity this shows off. 

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are pretty decent here. The only thing we found is that they didn't really sound unique, and we found bands with very similar vocal stylings to the two separate singers. These guys can certainly sing though and it sounds pretty spot on. Their singing is quite clear and you can get just what they are singing about so that helps. With the lyrics, the band has decided to go for songs about life and whats worth living for, relationships, figuring things out and more. These seem to be what some of the people who listen to this type of music are going through, and it could connect with people. 

If you are looking for a single to this album, give "Back To Where I Used To Be" your attention, as it is the best song on the album and gives you a good idea of the rest of the album. 

Words Like Wildfire have released an album that shows of as a solid debut offering, and gives people an idea as to what the band wants to sound like. On the other hand, the band isn't really doing anything that reinvents the wheel or makes them stand out against all the metalcore bands out there trying to gain fans. Not a bad effort overall. Give it a listen to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Metalcore/Post-Hardcore

Release Date: May 4th, 2017

Location: Brampton, Ontario
Website: http://www.wordslikewildfire.com/

Label: None