Following in Thursday's footsteps, Long Island's Bayside breaks the typecasting of most Victory Records bands by brewing up a palatable batch of aggressive, melodic emo rock that draws on both Jawbox and the Alkaline Trio.
Launched with "Masterpiece," which doesn't exactly live up to its title but is really good just the same, frontman Anthony juxtaposes hangovers and heartbreak before the quartet descends into the raw "Poison in My Veins," which also works the lovelorn angle with the finest harmony vocals this side of Midtown.
While Bayside's lyrical approach fails to cover any new ground, the group is forceful and adept, whether it's creating a thunderous twin guitar roar on "Alcohol and Altar Boys" or conjuring up poppy, Promise Ring-like numbers like "A Synonym for Acquiesce." While the melodrama gets to be overbearing here and there, it's masked in the bombast of hard, driving tunes like "Kellum." Meanwhile, the quirky somberness of "If You're Bored" might be the most entertaining track of the pack, making Sirens and Condolences a pretty impressive entry.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterpiece | Bayside | Play | 03:44 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Poison in My Veins | Bayside | Play | 03:32 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Phone Call from Poland | Bayside | Play | 03:23 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Talking of Michelangelo | Bayside | Play | 03:38 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | A Synonym for Acquiesce | Bayside | Play | 05:17 | 0 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | How to Fix Everything | Bayside | Play | 04:04 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Kellum | Bayside | Play | 02:36 | 0 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | If You're Bored | Bayside | Play | 03:04 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Just Enough to Love YouBayside | Bayside | Play | 03:45 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Guardrail | Bayside | Play | 03:38 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Alcohol And Altar Boys | Bayside | Play | 03:03 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 285 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayside | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Alan Douches | Mastering |
| 3 | Emily Driskill | Photography |
| 4 | Jason Link | Layout Design |
| 5 | J. Robbins | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
![Name Taken [Split Ep] - Bayside](https://photos.eruce.com/thumbs/1cd/295/ab7/931/721/295/77bdb87ff0daea47981fdc86ffa24f1b_250x250.jpg)
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |