"Condolences" features a piano (!) and Bolm's harsh yell over it alone. The experimentation reaches a peak towards the end of the record. It's more like Rites of Spring than any other hardcore band. The band experiments here with a new, faster, leaner sound. The split with La Dispute featured a slow, bare-bones approach on one track and the split with MDaM went for a quieter approach. On their previous splits with La Dispute and Make Do and Mend, the band experimented with some different sounds. It's less, "These are my faults and why I hate myself for them," and more, "These are my faults, and now I'm going to make myself a better person despite them." I'm sorry, and at the end I swear I'm trying." It goes to show that there's some progress made from the last album. On closer "Amends", there's the line, " For what it's worth. It loses its feel of mystery and any hope that it can / give / me a reason / not to just start screaming out loud" on the track "Wants/Needs", it comes off as Bolm spilling his guts all over the record.
From " I'm not a provider, but a center divider" on the aforementioned "Pathfinder" to, " You learn a lot about a place when you see it for what it is. The lyrics are one of the most important parts of any Touché Amoré record, and they certainly serve a large purpose here. It plods along, trampling through almost everything that might be considered "pretty." It features a fairly harsh critique of self and feels like one of the most brutally honest songs from a band whose trademark is being both brutal and honest. As the record goes on, the song "Method Act" really stands out. There's an urgency in the vocals and the guitars act as a punctuation, an exclamation point this time. The next track, "Pathfinder" sets the stage for the rest of the record. After all, the tilde's most common use is to imply an approximation, whether of time, or perhaps one's own self. It swoops in and grabs attention almost immediately. They haven't gone all Prince on you, don't worry) is the calm before the storm. Both of those experimented even more with prettier instrumentation and changed-up tempos. Between that record and their newest, Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me, we've heard two splits with fellow members of The Wave, the group of post-hardcore bands that TA is oft-associated with. The lyrics now shifted to frontman Jeremy Bolm's self, rather than the area around him. Nothing felt like it chugged along and the vocals became less gruff. Everything on that record was even faster, and there weren't any breakdowns. In 20 minutes, everything about Touché Amoré was different, save for the two tracks that came from the previous 7". The lyrics deal with an outward hate of the area surrounding the band and the culture of the U.S. Everything is fast nothing is quiet it's heavy it's got vocals that made my throat hurt the first time I heard it. Their first 7" from 2008 sounds more like your standard hardcore band. Touché Amoré's sound has varied throughout their releases.
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