{"product_id":"casually-dressed-and-deep-in-conversation","title":"Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation","description":"Welsh combo Funeral for a Friend pushes metal to the bottom for Casually Dressed \u0026amp; Deep in Conversation, its ambitious debut full-length. The chugging riffs are there, yes. But Funeral's heavy metal guitar lines are only guides for the surging melodies and sing\/scream dynamics common to the new nation of post-hardcore rocket operators. From Autumn to Ashes, Alexisonfire -- these are just a couple of the band's peers in this, both offering their own versions of what's become a signature sound. For their part, it's Funeral's melodic sense that defines them. After all the stereotypical screaming and the heart-immolating lyrics (\"I'm dying here in front of you\"; \"And in my hands our blood recovered\"), cuts like \"Escape Artists Never Die\" and \"Waking Up\" are still pretty damn hooky. Vocalist Matt Davies even has a bit of Brandon Boyd's willowy soulfulness. Despite its overdramatic title, \"Bend Your Arms to Look Like Wings\" plays its metallic rhythms perfectly off a relentlessly triumphant chorus. \"Storytelling\" layers a rack of full-blown backup harmonies over its chunky power chords, while \"Red Is the New Black\" returns to the old raw throat\/heartsick singer standby. The common elements in Funeral for a Friend's sound need some seasoning to keep up with their powerful melodies. But Casually Dressed is still a solid debut, and proves that there's hope for Welsh rock beyond Lostprophets. ~ Johnny Loftus","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140221190431,"sku":"825646094721","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/51ba207d034239e4a21499975ece462b.jpg?v=1781349008","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/casually-dressed-and-deep-in-conversation","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}