Daniel Cribb, Journalist

Vocalist Jenna McDougall airs her concern over the local industry

“We weren’t together, so there wasn’t a chemistry about the writing process the first time and I think that’s what one of the biggest differences is."

Tonight Alive’s debut welcomed a fresh-eyed bunch of teens into their careers, and with this release, they are one step closer to defining it.

"We could barely play our instruments, we definitely didn’t know how to write songs – we were just playing covers at that point. I definitely didn’t think we’d be doing it for a long time."

"The music I’ve always appreciated the most is music that’s been driven by storytelling; everything from The Beatles to Modest Mouse."

"Karnivool paved the way for Perth prog rock, and in front of a sold-out home crowd, they proved they’re still laying down the foundations for what will hopefully be a long time to come."

While this is a decent album, with a line-up of this calibre, the music produced is below par. The fact is, if it weren’t for the status of Transplants’ members, no one would really care about these songs.

The Maine have produced an album that showcases six years of hard work and a band giving it their all.

"I kind of promised myself a couple of years ago that if anything big happened, it’d just take it in my stride. I’d be happy about it, but wouldn’t explode about it; just kind of keep it under wraps"