Feeder - Silent Cry
(Echo)
http://www.feederweb.com/

Feeder are back with their first full album of new material since 2005. Fans that have been waiting since their hits compilation, Singles, was released will not be disappointed - Silent Cry is one continuous, melodic drive from front to back.

The first and last tracks actually serve the sequencing extremely well, with the latter still carrying the energy of the overall album, yet with it a calm that signals the record’s approaching end. We Are The People roars at the beginning, announcing the band’s anticipated entrance, but that feeling dwindles somewhat as the songs continue. Even those that are a little lacklustre, though, still sound stadium ready for tens of thousands of screaming fans. The highlight of the album is Who’s The Enemy, whose catchy chorus sits on top of memorable guitar riffs which sit on top of string arrangements and which all segues into the following track, Space. It’s a bare, mellow interlude that transitions directly into the synthesizer assisted hard rock of Into The Blue, all of which eventually lead to Sonorous, the album’s triumphant closing song.

A few of the tracks on Silent Cry sound similar enough to leave you asking, “Didn’t I just hear that?”, but in the end the album is undeniably addictive and worthy of multiple replays. Feeder seems to have perfected their formula, and their latest offering stands as a testament to that.

Coren J. Cogdell