Albums
Everyone Into Position
2005
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: 2005
By Cory D. Byrom
Reviewed February 23, 2006
Indie band stitches together a patchwork of styles-- alternative rock, riff-heavy modern hardcore, ethereal post rock, scream-filled metal-- on its second LP.
Everyone Into Position, Oceansize's second full-length, is frustrating. The band stitches together a patchwork of styles-- alternative rock, riff-heavy modern hardcore, ethereal post rock, scream-filled metal-- that don't really blend but instead just seem to sidle up beside one another, varying extensively from track to track. There are powerful moments throughout, from intense bouts of noise and vocal wails, to quiet, serene ambience, but tying it all together somehow makes it seem watered down and banal.