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TRACK REVIEW: PVRIS - Death of Me

In the last five years, few bands in the rock/alt. pop scenes have seen quite as quick a rise to stardom as that of Massachusetts trio PVRIS. Their 2014 debut album White Noise saw the band begin to move away from their early metalcore sound and embrace more electronic and synth-pop elements to pretty significant success. 2017 follow-up All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell saw the band rise to even greater heights as the record broke into the UK top 5 and reaffirmed PVRIS as one of the hottest alternative acts of this decade. After a recent break from the limelight, its safe to say that a third album from the band will be arriving amongst a swarm of anticipation, especially with the first single, 'Death of Me', just dropping last week.


The best way I can quickly sum up this brand new track is to describe it as quintessentially PVRIS, and that's definitely a good thing! The band have continued to drop more traditional rock elements like guitar riffs and live drums in favour of a more electronic approach, but this doesn't mean that 'Death of Me' lacks heaviness or intensity. In fact, the opposite is true.

This track feels bigger and heavier than the majority of the cuts on the last album, with the synthesized bass and drums sounding colossal thanks to the song's excellent, pop-friendly production. The chorus in particular hits like a freight train and makes an instant impression with its great hook and Lynn Gunn's passionate and powerful vocal delivery.

The song also builds brilliantly throughout, with new drum fills and synth flourishes adding an extra dimension to each successive chorus and ensuring the track remains just as exciting on repeat listens.

This is a brilliant first taste of new material from PVRIS and has made their upcoming album one of my most anticipated records for the second half of 2019. If you haven't heard it yet, this pop-rock banger comes highly recommended

Thanks for reading,

 - Danny

'Death of Me' is available now on all major streaming platforms

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