In The Unlikely Event // The Fall of Troy

From the opening track you can hear how the Fall of Troy’s musicianship has evolved. This is a band that continues to be unpredictable, meshing multiple genres together and jumping between genres effortlessly. It is a familiar sound, keeping fans happy, but the band have pushed themselves once more to create an album that challenges the lines between genres. The album flows from one track to another, showing how all these songs can stand both by themselves but also work as a package.

Running guitar lines and walking bass lines keep this musician happy and give me faith once more in a music scene where there are actual musicians who can appreciate writing music that isn’t just chord progression after chord progression. The Fall of Troy deserve to be commended for the brilliant composition of their songs.

But perhaps their greatest trait is also their biggest downfall. As a whole, this album is a struggle to sit through. Songs start to blur as it becomes difficult to keep focused on what I’m listening to. Perhaps I’m just not an avid enough fan of the Fall of Troy. As single songs, they don’t fail to entertain. Listen to just one song, and it’ll have my full attention for the four or so minutes, but when I’m constantly having to give it my full attention my thoughts start to wonder and I can’t focus on the music.

Initial thought: The Fall of Troy have a knack for pushing boundaries, would this next record continue to do so, or will they sit back and just stay with a formula that they are familiar with? Also, the album art is suburb.

Now: The Fall of Troy has managed to write another record that pushes both the boundaries of music and themselves. It’s a relief to know that there are still real musicians in the scene who can write real music.