Roar’s latest release, Knives for Aries, is engaging and full of enjoyable tracks despite its short length.
He crams eight tracks into an album just under 19 minutes long, but it does not feel oversaturated. The contrast between the upbeat instrumentation and the negative lyrics is pretty fun, but the songs and style are pretty repetitive. Even though the album is pretty enjoyable, it sounds pretty much exactly like every other release he has done.
This psychedelic pop album incorporates a lot of different electronic and acoustic elements to create a wall of sound feel. The piano and distorted guitar work sound very nice.
The vocals are pretty entertaining and feels like they naturally blend into the instrumentation. The lyrics are not very deep or insightful, even though they try to be.
For listeners who have no feelings about it going in, it is a pretty fun album and some of the tracks are pretty good.
“Difluoroethane” is definitely the greatest track on the album. It has a very memorable name and the distorted guitar is very cool to hear. It makes the track far more powerful than the others.
In contrast, “The Body is a Temple for Heavier Metal” is made more enjoyable by its light, upbeat sound. It is a very fun track, but it is not the greatest upon a second listening.
