The story goes that Four Year Strong rocked up to producer Will Putney’s studio to record their sixth LP without any finished songs, but following a burst of inspiration, just a few weeks later they had most of the album in the can. analysis paralysis is the result of that swift work, and it’s a record that very much sounds like a product of its creative process: brash, in your face and oftentimes exciting, but also a little unfocussed. This is the most ‘anything goes’ album of Four Year Strong’s career. There’s a lot going on across analysis paralysis’ 12 tracks, including some of the Massachusetts easycore gang’s most interesting work to date. maybe it’s me works well, with its muted guitars emphasising the impact of vocalists Alan Day and Dan O’Connor...
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