According to Aaron Pauley, Of Mice & Men’s singer and bassist, the soaring title-track from their sixth album is about resilience. It’s a commodity with which you’d imagine this band are well acquainted, given their turbulent history. It almost feels like every triumph they’ve chalked up over the past decade has been tempered by ill health, cancellations, missed opportunities and altering personnel, not least of all the departure of singer Austin Carlile in 2016. Not only that, but the Orange County metalcore crew’s shifting songwriting dynamics have characterised their story, variously leading to approval and disappointment among fans as output fluctuated between molten heaviness and Linkin Park-esque radio friendliness. It’s therefore probably a good time for them to make their ...
