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Four Year Strong: Go Down In History EP

By Eric Spitz · On July 23, 2014


With it being three years since pop-punk/melodic hardcore quartet Four Year Strong’s last release, it’s nice to see life in the band once again through a five-tracked EP Go Down in History being released via Purse Noise Records. FYS has a way of possessing intensity and structure throughout the EP, toeing the fine line between the aforementioned genres to produce a sound that’s both in your face and has you shouting along.

Referencing movies and TV shows within the titles of tracks is something FYS has a tendency of doing, and continues this trend within the opening track “What’s in the box?” referencing the movie Se7en. The track sets a fine tone for the upcoming tracks on the EP, bringing intensity and up-tempo rhythms that gives pop-punk listeners their fix. The band possesses a sound during the opener that reminds me a lot of Bowling For Soup, which gives the track another interesting component.

“Living Proof of a Suburban Youth” is the track that follows, which I found to be the highlight of the EP. Jake Massucco’s drumming patterns in the introduction followed by the catchy lyrics “Try and walk a day in our shoes/ with our souls worn and splitting/ our heels blistered and bleeding/ from the miles and miles/ of dragging around your dead weight” make the track instantly infectious. Overall, the track simply features some of the greatest synergy between all four members, making it a track I catch myself replaying the most.

FYS closes the EP with yet another movie reference in the track “So You’re Saying There’s a Chance…” (in reference to Dumb and Dumber). The track features strong qualities from all four members, and does a good job ending things on a high note. I think Four Year Strong fans can rest easy with the Go Down In History EP . In this case, I would say that the wait was worth it, giving the guys in Four Year Strong time to figure things out on a musical standpoint. If this EP is any indication of how the full-lengthed album will sound, I think the wait will be worth it.

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Eric Spitz

I am a marketing major and professional and technical writing minor at Saginaw Valley State University. I enjoy a wide variety of music, but typically stick around the post-hardcore, pop-punk and indie rock scene. I also compete at the Division II college level, running on the Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track team at SVSU. Whenever I'm not listening to music, running or buried in homework, I enjoy playing video games, watching movies and going on random adventures with friends.

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