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Thursday - Common Existence

Thursday have never made a bad record, but when they released ‘A City By The Light Divided’ in 06 even the most ardent fan...

Rating: 8

Thursday have never made a bad record, but when they released ‘A City By The Light Divided’ in 06 even the most ardent fan may have admitted that the group were beginning to sound tired and ever-so-slightly disenchanted. A live album and DVD, a split with Japanese band Envy and a new record deal with Epitaph has seemingly revived the band and thus they return to form with their fifth studio album ‘Common Existence’. The record is pointed and sharp, constructed deliberately and performed with an urgency that proves that Thursday still want this, still care and are still capable of writing songs so powerful they can shake buildings to the ground. Each song on the album is fantastic, a few are even spectacular. ‘Last Call’ has a gargantuan stomp and anthemic quality reminiscent of ‘Jet Black New Year’ and ‘Beyond The Visible Spectrum’ is a beautifully hypnotic genre-defying romp through life, death and all in between. ‘Common Existence’ is lyricist Geoff Rickly at his most articulate and the band at their most eloquent musically, it is the ultimate reward for fans that have stood by the band when record labels, television stations and magazines had all but written Thursday off.

Andrew Kelham