Late night fiction are a Melodic post hardcore band from Hull. They formed in 2007, but the band as they are now only really came together in 2009 when they moved to a heavier sound and recruited new members. That year the band released their debut EP (Hands and numbers). Since then the band have featured on two live \u201cBBC Introducing\u201d sessions and have toured with bands including Grammatics, The Xcerts, Twin Atlantic, Flood of red, and Dinosaur pile-up.
\nThe band are now releasing a new EP, Polar, with their album expected to follow towards the end of the year. Zane Lowe has already given the EP some airplay which has to be a good sign for the band.<\/p>\n
Comments on a few tracks..<\/p>\n
The EP opens with \u201cBlack watch\u201d, a song that really shows what the band can do, and displays plenty of promise.<\/p>\n
\u201cExits, pursued by a bear\u201d is a good song, but the last minute just feels very out of place \u2013 almost tacked on to fill empty space. It certainly doesn\u2019t fit the rest of the song, but it does however lead nicely into the next song. Perhaps it would have been better to move this section from being an outro to Exits.. to being part of the intro to Smashy \u201csmashy beast\u201d Beast.<\/p>\n
\u201cDialetics\u201d sounds subdued and almost muffled \u2013 it certainly doesn\u2019t have the same punch that the other songs do, which does suggest that the mixing\/mastering process went wrong with this song, as the song itself certainly seems that it should have as much power as other songs on the EP.<\/p>\n
If melodic post-hardcore is your kind of music then this is a band that is definitely worth a listen \u2013 they\u2019ve got the potential to go a long way and support from DJs like Zane Lowe can only help them get the recognition they deserve.<\/p>\n
Polar will be released on 30th July via Grey Man records<\/p>\n
Track listing:<\/p>\n
1. Black watch
\n2. Exits, pursued by a bear
\n3. Smashy \u201cSmashy beast\u201d beast
\n4. Dialetics
\n5. Relax please<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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