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"Berkeley's on Fire" is the fourth album by the American punk rock band SWMRS, released on February 15, 2019, through Fueled by Ramen. It is the band's second studio album and third overall release under the name SWMRS after changing their name in late 2014. The album has been described as maturer and more politically charged than the band's previous records. The album sees the band embrace wider musical influences including hip-hop and grime.
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Where Berkeley’s On Fire excels is in marrying all of the band’s disparate sounds into a collection of songs that, while individually rather different, unite to form a record that gels perfectly. Whether they’re dealing in the riffy, Hives-esque rock of Hellboy, Bad Allergies’ acoustic tenderness or the all-out mania of Lose Lose Lose, there’s an underlying charm and sense of youthful abandon that ties everything together.
As an album, Berkeley’s On Fire is killer. As a statement, doubly so. ‘Modern music makes me sick,’ confesses Cole on April In Houston. It’s an indictment of the boredom and tedium he hears around him. But while the singer may be fed up of modernity, it’s spurred him and his mates on to make something they feel is missing. In doing so, they’ve made something brilliantly unique, genuinely exciting and a ton of fun to boot.
Reviewed by Jake Richardson for kerrang.com.
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