Sep7ember - Strange Ways of Going Home (2012)

Sometimes some albums that are quite not our cup of tea make it to our review queue and surprise us a bit. Sep7ember’s “Strange Ways of Going Home” is the latest entry in this category due to its super catchy guitar work and very solid songwriting. We are no experts on Alternative Rock or even Hard-pop but this album is pretty good since it kept us interested from beginning to end.

Hailing from Frankfurt, Sep7ember opens this release with the very catchy (and pop-ish) “View into Blur”. The dreamy guitar work is pretty appealing and the bass guitar is super catchy in this piece. Sometimes we can even say that the band bleeds a bit into Post-Rock territory in songs like “Run”, “Remaining Days” and “So”, but with a commercial REM and Live touch. The vocals are very whiny, but in a good way since they deliver the emotion behind these powerful songs.

With a very effective combination of emotions with excellent musicianship, the band rips through very catchy and emotive tracks like “Gods are Laughing”, “All Quiet”, and “Rocket to Somewhere”. It is very hard to actually pick a favorite song out of the bunch since all of them feature their own uniqueness that makes them engaging and interesting.

With 13 songs in this release clocking between 5 and 2 minutes, “Strange Ways of Going Home” indeed has a very strange way of getting into your skin and be enjoyed. We can see this band delivering this material to a wide variety of audiences and actually making a few bucks due to their very radio-friendly sound. If you are looking for something to listen to with your girlfriend/boyfriend that does not fully like Metal, this a good release to have around.

Release: January 17th, 2012

Country: Germany