Devour The Day Uses Its Faith To Shoot Straight

Tight hard rock minus the pretensions and overdone swagger. That's the basic 411 on Devour The Day's "Faith". The guitar shreds. The drums pop. The vocals grind enough to get palates salivating at the drop of a hat. Tell what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell 'em what you told 'em as it gets communicated in writing circles. Faith looms large on the diner's menu. It's worth making the ultimate sacrifice for. According to lead singer Blake Allison you can't kill inspiration. He welcomes one and all into the congregation to take heed of his message Are you ready for a reason? Do you desire something to believe in? This Memphis band makes smoke plume enhanced sounds that can make an aimless wanderer testify like he had the message to end all messages to share. The rock walk saved them, pulled them out of their ghost town malaise. If presto change up gets your blood churning you'll cherish the naughty bass Joey "Chicago" Walser cranks out. Something to drop trou by I imagine and why not. There's one drawback to "Faith". It would be that the chorus tastes watered down. That's not to deny the sincerity the band brings to the tent but the pep in the step stays at bay, for reasons I know not. When Blake pounds the drums you know he's thundering from a really possessed locale. Likewise his rhythm guitar lets a fine weave effect guide the passion along. I'd be a little less snooty were the vocalists injecting even one third of the juice the instruments themselves do. We're not being primed for much roller coaster action in regards to chord progression. That's a plus because it makes Devour The Day's story easier to follow. You don't get much more devout than "Music is my God. My records are Jesus Christ." Put Devour The Day behind the pulpit and I'd imagine the sermon snoozing would be kept to a minimum. The Goldilocks porridge comparison works nicely in the song pacing arena. Not too fast or plodding. I concur music has a way of bringing background ghost souls to the foreground. As you might expect redemption plays a vital part here. Did I hear someone hint at transcendence? No? Then I'll drop name. At 3 minutes, 24 seconds "Faith" isn't as long winded as what your friendly neighborhood pastor would lay on your head some Sunday. I know from experience. There can be a slight stamina issue with some preaching. Devour The Day stays on message which benefits everybody who comes for the message and stays put for cohesive dynamics that have the stones to lift people out of their seats and keep them standing. "Faith" is one audio reading bound to plant butts in the seats of this sanctuary.