An unexpected, superb album
I must say that I wasn’t as keen on the new incarnation of Soil after Ryan McCoombs gave up vocal duties (though, Drowning Pool didn’t improve a whole deal when they hired him, either).
Picture Perfect, then, was a wholly unexpected, brilliant hard rock album. True Self was disappointing, because it seemed that the band were trying really hard to carve themselves a whole new identity – which, in itself, is fair enough, because of the importance of frontmen/-women.
With this album, however, the band has found a happy middle-ground. Bringing back the more grungy elements of the Scars (2002) Redefine (2004) era, enhancing the gruff melodicism with new singer, AJ Cavalier’s different range.
“Tear It Down”, “Picture Perfect”, “Every Moment”, “Falter”, and “Lesser Man” are perfect exemplars of the band’s new sound, and it’s one that doesn’t change much throughout the album. Once again they sound unique, and the album is all the better for it. There are some more diverse elements and influences at play, which makes the album interesting throughout and ensures the listener doesn’t just think they’ve listened to one long song.
Overall, this is an excellent, grungy hard rock album. If anyone lost interest after Redefine, then Picture Perfect should hook you right back into the band’s orbit.
Excellent, and highly recommended.
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