The Movielife - Cities In Search Of A Heart (Rise Records) 2017
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Long Island band The Movielife have reignited after going on a hiatus. And the act are back with a new record which is their first outing since 2003’s Forty Hour Train Back To Penn. The band disbanded 14 years ago, but after a few shows in 2015, they’ve officially returned to make their mark on pop punk once again.
And the band are searching for clarity. It’s heard in these songs that life is taking a turn for the worst, as the lyrical content strikes emotions inner core. Frontman of The Movielife Vincent Caruanna, seeks assurance, but receives little. His voice pounds the mic, battering through like a battering ram, but he loosens the tone, letting his fears flutter around him.
The band’s new record Cities In Search Of A Heart, is dark, arresting and highly infectious, bolstering a wonderful catalogue of heartrending songs. And with this opus, The Movielife power through thoughts, darkness, and images of danger, to bring forward tracks as complete as “Mercy At The Wheel” and “Lake Superior”.