ELECTRIC CENTURY - ELECTRIC CENTURY
Accompanying the release of their latest comic of the same name, Electric Century are back with the self-titled album to give listeners an insight into the world within the pages.
Having grown up with comics, brothers Gerard and Mikey Way have had their fair share of influences in both the DC and Marvel universe. The brothers now have grown to create such comics of their own, and have created music to accompany such works.
The latest of which is Mikey Way and David DeBiak’s release of their band’s self titled album, following on from the previously released For The Night to Control. The album accompanies Way’s newly released comic by the same name, and helps to provide more insight on the world created within the pages.
The first track, ‘Til We’re Gone’, opens with a strong drum beat followed by synths and DeBiak’s voice. The instrumentals resemble a great feel-good song that would likely be the opening to a great film. Everything within this track perfectly correlates and compliments each other to help produce a strong opening track to the rest of the album.
‘Little Things’ also begins with a very nice drum beat and a wonderful guitar. This track, in contrast to the previous one, seems a lot more lighthearted, but in the cheery instruments lie a deeper meaning that helps to progress the story forward. Electric Century is no stranger to this, however, as evidenced with their earlier track ‘Hey Lacey’.
‘Voices’ brings another sense to the album. It helps to further push the idea of someone being under control and It’s amazing to see just how much of a story listeners are able to get from this album, whether they have/are going to read the graphic novels or not. The story they may have could be related, or not at all, and it’s wonderful to see this album do that.
Further into the album, we get ‘Adeline’ which is another synth-pop feeling track. All of the instruments in this track compliment each other and the vocals absolutely perfectly, and help to further push the idea of a futuristic world.
‘I’ll Be Fine’ is another acoustic track, which heavily references finding light within the darkness. The strings being added to the instrumental help to even further push this narrative, and pushing the idea of still being there for someone.
The last track, ‘Someday We Will Sing Again” brings an acoustic side to the album. The vocals mixed with the guitar create a soothing atmosphere for the listener, adn help to picture a somewhat nostalgic sense in the story being portrayed by the album.
Overall, this album does a tremendous job at accompanying the graphic novel as well as providing another story for listeners. It’s also astonishing to see how this duo has grown so much since their self titled EP years before and provides excitement to see where this duo will go in their future endeavors.
Alex Davidson
★★★★☆