When not getting rizzy with it or taking aim at toxic situationships, Broadside ponder mushroom clouds and impending doom, and somehow manage to fit these in among their high-energy sound without them seeming out of place. There’s an aspect of being in it together, or a desire to run away from all the ugliness with a significant other or chosen tribe, which glues all of the chaos and wonder of this record together.
Blissed Out, again delivering that same sonic euphoria, sees Oliver sharing what it means to purposefully choose peace over self-sabotage, and on closer Is This It?, he dives into wanting more and remaining hopeful, supported by a group chant of ‘don’t kick the chair from underneath me.’ It concludes Nowhere, At Last like a closing nightclub, with lights hitting and reality setting in.
This album is of course not a work of Shakespearean brilliance, but is a refreshing feel good listen. If fun tracks that are existential at times are your bag, then this is a listen for you.
Verdict: 3/5
For fans of: Chase Atlantic, The Home Team, The Maine
Nowhere, At Last is released on April 10 via Thriller