And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots - s/t

Review by Nico

Whats this pretty little package? Leeds based 'And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots...' come straight at you with raw emotion, intricate guitar hooks and driving drums and bass lines, in their self titled release on PigDog records (www.pigdogrecords.com). 7 tracks of emotion in its purest form.

Opening with the beatifully quiet and drifting introduction to 'Falling Figures', this track then builds up becoming faster and heavier to a superb final quarter pounding with emotion.

Just as youre trying to regain youre sense of where you are, the second track begins. Uplifting and catchy from the start, 'Idle Vessels' rolls straight on for three and a half minutes, leaving you happy that there are still five tracks to come.

My favourite track up next. 'Division formed thus', starts off quiet with winding guitar lines, but in mid song suddenly picks up and becomes what i can only describe as 'jazzy' with two contrasting jumpy guitar lines complimenting each other beautifully. The song ends with the guys stomping on the overdrive and soars to a finish.

'Instrument' is next, and is often compared to sounding like 'At The Drive-In'. Once again, a beautifully complex, emotional, driving track... superb song writing.

After the power of 'Instrument', 'Playsets with Lights' changes the mood, again with winding guitar parts and soaring vocals creating for me as a musician, a lust for the talent these guys have.

'An Equation' picks up the speed and the fury again, and drives on for just under 2 minutes, being the shortest track on the record. The Robots dual vocals serve them perfectly here, and what is there that hasnt been said already. Beautiful sound, superb writing.

Sadly the final track has come, and as im sure you can guess, 'Twenty Six O'one' doesnt dissapoint. Another of the slower ones, and again wonderful. To sum up 'And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots...' in one word, i'd have to say - emo. Mix Mineral with your favourite '95 American Indie Emo-Core bands and this is what you get. Superb!

And to everyone that knows better than me or disagrees, get a copy of this yourself and review it, send it to KJ, and i'm sure he'll swap your review over for my one.