After exploring elements of country music during 2007's Versions, Poison the Well revisit the lean machinations of hardcore punk with Tropic Rot.
Gone are the mandolins, banjos, and acoustic guitars that added relief to the band's pummeling assault.
Instead, Poison the Well return their focus the dividing line between melody and abrasion, often exploring both sides during the same song.
Much of the grunt work is done by frontman Jeffrey Moreira, who screams his throat raw or sings in a brooding, alt rock croon according to the songs' demands, while his bandmates brew up ominous concoctions beneath him.
Tropic Rot flirts with electronics and briefly references the western sounds that dominated Versions, but it defiantly lacks the liberal agenda of the band's last album, wishing to breathe new life into the hardcore realm rather than break the genre's conventions.
As such, this is a fairly confident return to form, and longtime fans will likely file the album alongside The Opposite of December.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exist UndergroundPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Sparks It Will RainPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | CinemaPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | PamplemoussePoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | Who Doesn't Love a Good DismembermentPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | When You Lose I Lose as WellPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Celebrate the PyrePoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Are You AnywherePoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Makeshift Clay YouPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Without You and One Other I Am NothingPoison the Well | Poison the Well | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 11 | Antarctica Inside Me | Poison The Well | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 337 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Clifford | Guitar |
| 2 | Brad Clifford | Group Member, Guitar |
| 3 | Steve Evetts | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | Bradley Grace | Bass Instrument, Foot Stamps, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Chris Hornbrook | Drums, Percussion |
| 6 | Jeffrey Moriera | Vocals |
| 7 | Poison the Well | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Ryan Primack | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 9 | Ryan Primack | Group Member, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 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). |