With September now here, it means Halloween is quickly approaching, which means The Nearly Deads are getting excited. Our good friends released their latest album, We Are The Nearly Deads, earlier this summer (read our review), their sophomore full-length. Featuring ten new tracks, the album was recorded alongside the acclaimed guitarist and producer Brian Craddock. With experience writing songs for Theory of a Deadman and Timbaland, Craddock helped finetune the band’s approach. It’s their most melodic release, featuring lots of fiery guitar riffs, which makes for some rousing, fist-pumping anthems. The guitars are raw and untethered, but the album features a very approachable sound. There are poppier moments and even some acoustic guitar-driven ones. But the core of the album is driven by...