Review: “Vivarium” by Twin Atlantic
Vivarium by Twin Atlantic has been long anticipate by the fans of this Scottish Alt Rock band. I happily shelled out the 5.99 on Itunes to buy this album without even bothering to listen to the snippets. I can’t say it wasn’t worth the money but I am less than enthused with the finished product. Most of the songs are very good but I am not left with a satisfied feel after I listen to this album threw a few times. I enjoyed most of the songsthough some highlights were “Caribbean War Syndrome”, “Where is Light,What is Laughter?” the excellent pre released single “Lightspeed” which don’t fail to please.
There was only song I was bothered by was “You’re Turing into John Wayne” which sounded increasingly interesting by the title but when I listened to it I felt that the song was a half-assed attempt to be political. Don’t get me wrong I have no problem with the message of the song. Speak it Twin Atlantic but I felt like this was a song that when they were deciding what should be on the album should have gotten cut for something better. The problem are the lyrics. It sounds like it was written by that moody guy who sits in the back of your class in high school and complains about “the man”. I can’t sit through the entire song.
One song I was exceedingly in love was “I Cave In” I have the previously released acoustic version and I really enjoy this albums version just as much if not more. I recommend you purchase both verisons.
Overall the album is well worth picking up and Twin Atlantic will continue to be a band I follow the development of. I give it four out of five stars and the ‘Burg stamp of approval.
