Labels: Clue #2
Review by: Ted Reynolds
Beau Navire is a guy out of Loma Prieta and some other people playing solid emo hardcore.
I would imagine if you are into this business then you will have a likely heard Beau Navire, I have one of their other records, Lumens and it too is a quality bit of classic screamo. This is much the same – a re-release of a previous demo tape, which looks like it was already reviewed on collective zine back in 2010! I did consider copying it – but then someone would notice that it was a good, well written review for once, so decided against it. This record is good enough and short enough that I have listened to it twice without noticing.
The song Diary of the Sun is a highlight for me (I was hoping my favourite song wouldn’t be the same as the original review, but alas it is, I suppose a good song is a good song). Friving punk rock, not too overtly thrashy, nicely melodic (I love tuneless screaming thrashing around as violently as possible, but you have to have a rest sometimes.) It does have the slightly overdone spoken word section, but it’s done in a nice way and has a excellent post spoken word emo breakdown. The song that follows it is also great. I have always admired the way these sort of bands can make guitar parts that sound so sweet and nice yet sound so aggy. I guess put screeching, and blast beats over anything it’s going to sound a bit aggro.
A good record, worth listening to, especially as prior to listening to a later Beau Navire record – I think I prefer the demo, it has a rougher element, that adds to it, and makes them feel more like kids playing in a garage having fun, rather than the slightly more serious business that came later.