Saturday, 22 April 2023

Maths


Maths are a three-piece screamo band from Norwich, England that began in 2006 and ended in 2018. They released one full-length, two EP's, a split and two compilations across over a decade of existence, which is a major accomplishment in itself for a screamo band to achieve. Maths take on dissonant, agile arpeggiated riffs that bounce between clean rhymthic sections and distorted chaos, all with a noticeable technical prowess. It perfectly balances with the raw, passionate delivery they bring to the table, with some incrediblely searing and cathartic vocals and dynamic song structures. If you're into the GOATs of screamo (i.e. Funeral Diner, City Of Caterpillar, Jeromes Dream, Orchid, etc.) you'll love this, don't need to say much more else there really. If you're looking for a place to start, their sole LP Descent is the obvious candidate, though I'd also encourage checking out The Fires Courting The Sea. There's some definite evolution from their early days, and they keep it real brief on what ended up being their swan song release. Enjoy.

1. 2356
2. II
3. IV
4. This Is Forever (Demo)
5. A Well Documented Case Of Severe Autism (Jeromes Dream cover)
6. And We Have Killed
7. How Shall We Comfort Ourselves
8. Murderers Of All Murderers
9. Of All The World Has Yet Owned
10. What Sacred Games Shall We Have To Invent
11. Must We Ourselves Not Become Gods Simply To Appear Worthy Of It
12. And We Have Killed (Acoustic)
13. Breathe As If It Were A Story (Ambient Version)
14. Live Show 9/11/07 (Recorded Queen Charlotte, Norwich)

1. Maths - Heavy Heart
2. Maths - Statue Of Her
3. Maths - Vacant
4. Maths - Breathe As If It Were A Story
5. Maths - Solace
6. Throats - Headclouds
7. Throats - Locked Blue
8. Throats - Reign Of Low
9. Throats - Comedown
10. Throats - Deathnaps

1. Belief In Sorrow
2. Culpa
3. Wilderness
4. Guarded
5. From Her Journals
6. Boundless
7. Sleep Deep
8. To Be Frozen
9. ...And Left To Die
10. This Is Forever
11. Branches
12. Belief In Hope

1. Gnarled
2. Consecrated Earth
3. Unending Bloom
4. The Wind Swept Away

1. The Ocean Swept Away
2. Child Wondering Along The Thames (Demo)
3. Spring Tides And Thaw
4. ...And The Flowers Are Left To Grow, Alone
5. The Wind Swept Away (Demo)
6. Breathe
7. Culpa (Demo)
8. Guarded (Demo)
9. Boundless (Demo)
10. To Be Frozen (Acoustic Demo)
11. Change (Cover)
12. IV Loop
13. This Is Forever (Acoustic Demo)

1. Child Wandering Along The Thames
2. The Fires Courting The Sea
3. Last Night Silhouette
4. The Water Is The Colour Of The Sky
5. Laughter Stirs The Canyon
6. Outside The Window

2 comments:

  1. I cannot believe I ignored this band, they are awesome. Thanks for this!

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  2. Thanks for this, I have a 2008 album of demo's if you'd like?

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