Review
Movements' debut album "Feel Something," dropped on the moody, windswept autumn day of October 20, 2017, with a force that left many emotionally raw. Unleashed through Fearless Records and sculpted by the legendary Will Yip, this release carves out the band’s identity in the vast terrain of alternative and emo music. With eleven tales woven through each track, "Feel Something" brims with raw emotion, painting the band's journey vividly across sonic canvases that meld melancholy with introspection, welcoming listeners into Movements’ unique emotional universe.
Opening with the crushing heartache of "Full Circle," Movements doesn’t ease their way into your soul, they plunge right in. This track hits the ground running with urgent rhythms and some heavy introspection on depression—a theme threading consistently through their lyrical embroidery. Dynamic and haunting, the delicate "Daylily" tiptoes softly, only to crescendo into an explosion of chaotic passion. Spoken-word elements ripple throughout compositions like "Suffer Through," adding intimacy to the tracks, making you feel every pulse of their vulnerability and desire to connect on a raw, human level.
Drenched in shadows of mental health musings and the scramble for love and self, tracks like "Colorblind" and "Suffer Through" sting with their woven narratives. "Colorblind" drapes Patrick Miranda’s personal vision onto the canvas where bedridden metaphors are laid bare like bones. In "Fever Dream" and the slightly ominous "Submerge," the album’s musical scope expands with acoustic tinges and ominous tones. Closing with the enigmatic "The Grey," the journey comes full circling with palpable expressiveness. A glowing ember in the swirling winds of 2017’s music arena, "Feel Something" secured Movements as a dialogue about our deepest scars veiled in enchanting gloom. - Tyler
