14. Raein, Ogni Nuovo Inizio (5 di 6)
(Okay, so this is in fact a late 2008 record, but I, like probably a lot of other people, only heard about it this year. If it really bothers you, go read this excellent review of Kaospilot’s definitely 2009 LP Shadows, which is also good Euro-screamo.)
Raein are an Italian band with member connections to La Quiete, who were active between 2002 and 2005, and who then reunited in 2007, releasing this album - actually just a one-sided LP - on the Sons of Vesta label. I’ve always previously preferred La Quiete, whose La Fine Non E La Fine album and first self-titled 7” are for me two of the most crucial records of 00s screamo and, for that matter, post-hardcore in general. This release by Raein, filling a gap by a lack of La Quiete releases of note recently, continues on the melodic screamo sound. Entitled ‘Every New Beginnings’, as far as I can make it, the songs all merge into each other. Here, the fifth track, it starts off with some very familiar melodic guitar trick that I’m sure is ripped off some pop-punk band or other, but nevertheless sounds so good in context. As with La Quiete, the strength of this screamo is not just in energy and/or technical ability, but also in the combination of simple melody and glorious cacophonous polyphony.
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