Cave In
Antenna

THE REVIEW

Following an interview with the Boston quartet—of which I knew absolutely nothing—aired on a well-known music television channel, I do some research on the Internet and come across, on the sites of not a few fans, a plethora of negative comments about this record.
The Cave In already have several records to their credit, which stand out for their particularly rough style. Antenna has essentially disappointed fans for the commercialization of their sound.
All of this piqued my curiosity and, in the end, I procured this Antenna.

It is undeniable that the CD is very digestible and the guitar riffs are true hooks, which, once planted in the listener's head, are immovable.
At first, the rock of Cave In is homogeneous and engaging, easy to listen to, in short. Stephen Brodsky's singing may sound a bit commercial, but his voice is very pleasant and the drums stand out for numerous and interesting variations, their sound is powerful, the compact is enjoyable overall.

However... yes, there is a however. I understand the fans' fervor: essentially, today's Cave In sound commercial; having behind them a more "underground" past, that is, unrelated to market logic, Antenna, a more "digestible" record, was experienced by fans as a betrayal. But the problem is not only this.
The CD is nice, it lets itself be listened to at first, but then, after a week, it bores you and you take it out of the player. And you never put it back in.

I forced myself to listen to it again, but it is enough to re-listen only to Anchor and Inspire, the only two "working" tracks. The rest is rather boring, the record flows by and leaves nothing that makes it memorable.
Mechanical, cold, disappointing, conventional, not innovative at all and not even imaginative: money thrown to the greedy wind of the music industry (only industry in this case). To be avoided with care.