“Conversation as placeholder, back and forth / Thoughts collide in the forefront, back and forth” is detachedly half-shouted over nervy, jangly guitar within the first seconds of 'Gumb’, which perfectly sets up the tone for the rest of Boundary Situations: drenched in tension & full of emotion, sans the melodrama. Charles Rogers finds a middle ground between newer bands such as XERXES, Frameworks and Self Defense Family while still harkening back to golden-era bands such as Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu. They seamlessly explore a range of post-hardcore’s dynamics in the mere 14 minutes of this EP; the first two tracks utilize jerky start-stop rhythms & controlled yet powerful climaxes. ‘Not Finding, Remembering to Look’ harnesses a deceivingly upbeat energy, ‘Keep Discreet’ grants reprieve from the torrent of harshness with driving ambience. But all of the songs have a similar anxious feeling that ties it all together, makes the songs really get under your skin, and makes for a great release from a very promising band.
-Samuel T. Whaley
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