Written By: Ashley Loth
After a five-year hiatus Thrice, has a new album To Be Everywhere is to be Nowhere, it stays within the lines between alternative or a melodic hardcore sound, but brings a little bit more of their older sound, giving this release more of an edge, then their most recent previous albums. A few songs show political stances, and opinions by frontman Dustin Kensrue, talking on U.S. Foreign Policy, and even writing about Edward Snowden, who is known for leaking NSA documents. Pulling inspiration musically for the album from Nirvana, and with Kensrue’s vocals reminiscent of old school Chris Cornell from Sound Garden on a few tracks. Black Honey is by far, the song that stands out most on the album, lyrics, telling a story of a man, getting attacked by bees while attempting to get their honey, not comprehending why they would sting him. They have also dug deep in to their archives of songs that didn’t make it on to other albums and compiled them on here as well. This album is also hitting hard on issues of today with the rise of social media and technology there is a vast dissociation with living in the present. Which also ties in with the title, To be Everywhere is to be Nowhere, meaning that you can think you are connected through the media and devices you use without actually having authentic connection. This album shows the maturing of the bands outlook on life, creating that progression through their music in this album.
