Goes Cube - 'Another Day Has Passed' (The End Records)

The thing that struck me first about Goes Cube’s debut is how many influences and sounds hit you all at the same time. I was completely blindsided from the get go. ‘Bluest Sky’, the opening track, is backed by thunderous feedback that evolves into a super heavy beast backed by a rapid fire snare drum and desperately raspy vocals. You then get the rug pulled out from under your feet as you’re slammed into a melodic, radio friendly number ‘Grinding The Knife Blade’. The twists and turns don’t end there kids, so buckle up!

At times opting for numbers rather that actual song names, Goes Cube have turned out some monotonous tunes with ‘57’ and ‘30’ in comparison to blood pumping songs like ‘The Only Daughter’ and ‘I Hold Grudges’. Its jams like these that really reel the record back in and provides much needed focus in areas where it’s in danger of fading into mediocrity.

There are some absolutely filthy bass grooves on this album too, which are great fun to decipher along with the huge, hulking, riffs courtesy of Kenny Appell and David Obuchowski respectively. ‘Clenching Jaws’ is a great example of how Goes Cube can “turn it on” and produce a track that would incite a circle pit anywhere it was played.

From track to track ‘Another Day Has Passed’ misleads you and double bluffs you. One minuet the Brooklyn trio are twanging out jams that resemble that of Fugazi and the next, conquering epic riffs that would make a diehard Isis fan moist. However, nothing quite fits together. The New Yorkers seem to be forcing the pieces of the puzzle into place at times rather than letting their sound evolve naturally. On the other side of the coin, their forced sound is very compelling and hard to ignore.

Is this record confusing and at points, intentionally so? Without a doubt. Is it directionless? Possibly, but one thing that remains apparent throughout this debut recording is that, above all, it’s intriguing. If they hone their very skilled sound into something more defined, we could see some very special things from Goes Cube in the future.