Jet Fuel Chemistry has recently released their pounding new EP, ‘Sign of the Times’.
The radioactive mix of alternative rock and metalcore sear through all five tracks, staining the EP with guttural chugs of electricity and vocal power.
Marrying and modernising the sounds of I Prevail, Bring Me The Horizon and Nothing More, Jet Fuel Chemistry are a whirlwind of crashing drums and grit, voiding any type filler track from their EP in emotionally detailed lyrical illustration.
Opening the EP is the huge lung-bursting, ‘War’. Ricocheting from every speaker, War smashes open the EP and sets the crushing electricity of the guitar free upon the world.
It goes without saying, it is a heavy track, powered by guttural yells and shouts and backed by the cataclysmic crashing of drums.
All five tracks follow a similar suit to maintain the same level of power and energy throughout the EP, with tracks like ‘Sleep’ showing off the insanity and talent used to power the electricity of the guitar.
The band don’t shy from anything and are not afraid to incorporate quieter moments into the album, which in turn successfully amplifies the overall sound to a new level.
‘Fever’ and ‘Use Your Own Eyes’ similarly both molasse the same cracking of guttural grit to their advantage, wielding it to create resonating tracks that are unapologetically electric and melodic.
The title track, ‘Sign of the times’, is ambitious in its own demeanour, featuring a sample of a Greta Thunberg quote to propel the tracks anger and deeper emotional meaning and depth.
It challenges humanity’s narcissism in a world when a young woman becomes the target of abuse from those who can’t take responsibility for their own actions. This track especially becomes unyielding and direct, taking no excuses and powering through to criticise the time and world we are living in.
Jet Fuel Chemistry frontman, Lorcan said: “Dublin is a city notorious for phenomenal indie music and there’s a lot of positives to that, but what’s overlooked by that movement is the misery endured by Dublin’s young people for the last decade as more and more of their lives and identities shift to social media.
“We love the music coming out of our city but most of it does not capture the spirit of dread and aimlessness that’s become the norm here. We want our songs to not only acknowledge these issues but to give a two-fingered salute to the enablers of our collective unhappiness and offer a source of strength to anybody feeling as lost as we do.”
Click here to give the EP a listen!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3AEh7vB9Ts9MoKdv6CyQkW?si=767uTcm3TSydce008Hw-Yg