On Black Map’s third full-length record, Melodoria, the California based group lock in on loud, catchy and technically intriguing radio-friendly songs. The three-piece, consisting of former members of Far, dredg and The Trophy Fire, walk the line between anthemic alt-rock and abrasive post-hardcore, landing somewhere in the vein of a more interesting Chevelle. While their previous bands may have flirted with mainstream success—Far split up after their 1998 full-length Water & Solutions, just as their contemporaries in bands like Deftones and Tool began to take off; dredg’s El Cielo was a pinch too artsy for the early 2000’s alt-rock explosion; and The Trophy Fire’s poppy indie-rock may have been just a click late—Melodoria finds the trio rife for alternative-rock radio. Across 43 minut...
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