Your Favorite Enemies - Between Illness and Migration (2013)

By iurgi -

Originating from Canada, Your Favorite Enemies is an uncompromising indie rock band with a challenging sound that will not leave anyone indifferent. 

Between Illness and Migration presents a great collection of songs, heavy on distortion and noise, but with enough variety. Most of their songs are built on carefully crafted feedback and noise, but there's always a strong sense of melody with occasional acoustic guitars and piano coming to the fore. 

My particular highlights must be the towering Empire of Sorrows, the more straight forward and rocking Where Did We Lose Each Other (see the video below), the quieter and beautiful Little Sister and the excellent bonus track Old Noisy Friend. 

For anyone who likes indie rock, alternative rock and noise rock with a healthy balance of melody and walls of noise, this is a challenging and ultimately hugely rewarding album. 

I can only imagine what these guys will be like live but judging from their album and some videos online, they must be absolutely incredible.

Rating: Heavy Rotation

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