 
British pop-punk rockers Natives have finally
unleashed their debut album ‘Indoor War’
and after listening to the album for a couple
of days I can confirm that the album is fantastic
and really should see Natives reach the dizzy
heights they have been aiming for since they started
off in the music industry as Not Advised all those
years ago.
The band Natives were born back in 2012 when the
five piece that used to be called Not Advised
decided that they needed a change and rebranded
themselves as Natives and went out on a more mature
journey and since their formation they have toured
across the country many times on their own headline
tour as well as supporting many high profile bands
and have gone on to release three EP’s and
now their debut album ‘Indoor War’.
‘Indoor War’ is an 11 track album
which runs for just over 35minutes and it is a
big in your face pop-punk album which really does
have the potential to be the soundtrack of your
summer as everything about the album is just so
bright and positive that I really can see it being
the perfect soundtrack to summer BBQs, trips to
the beach and general house parties.
The album opens with ‘War Inside Of Me’
which sets the pace for the album perfectly as
the song builds up over time and features such
a diverse sound through its 2minute duration yet
it is the epic gang vocals and big instrumental
work which comes in towards the later part of
the song which really does set the pace.
Previous single ‘This Island’ is easily
one of the most bounciest songs that I have heard
in a long time the song is a pure pop-punk anthem
and really is massive sounding, it is the kind
of the song that you could listen to over and
over again without getting bored as it is truly
infectious and a song which you will find yourself
singing and tapping along to within seconds and
then it will take days for the song to leave your
head not that you would want it to leave your
head anyway.
‘Can’t Say No’ is the bands
current single and is a big sing-a-long number
yet it is so different from previous single ‘This
Island’ and this is what makes Natives such
a talented band as they have the skills to create
such catchy songs yet each and every song sounds
so different from the last yet manages to get
lodged into your head.
‘Going In Alone’ really reminds me
of Fall Out Boy and is a full on enjoyable anthem,
‘Let Go’ is a beautiful sounding number
where the chorus seriously takes control, ‘L.O.V.E’
see’s the band go down a slower route and
front man Jim Thomas really shines here with his
vocals, Whilst things get seriously amazing with
‘The Horizon’.
Every now and again you come across an album where
you listen to it and think Wow, and then you listen
to it again and find your favourite track but
on your next listen your favourite track changes
and that keeps happening on every listen, well
that is the exact feeling I get with ‘Indoor
War’ from Natives and I am still battling
with myself wondering if ‘This Island’,
‘Going In Alone’ ,L.O.V.E’ or
‘The Horizon’ is my favourite song
but I don’t think I will ever get to the
bottom of it.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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