Single Review
AFD Shift - Listen Then LeaveAFD Shift - Listen Then Leave

AFD Shift have certainly changed since I reviewed their previous single 'Crusader', the song was full of broken promises and sounded like a bad mix of Limp Bizkit crossed with The Prodigy with a bit of Jay Z style rapping thrown in. When the bands new single 'Listen Then Leave' turned up on my door step I was quite tempted to not even listen to it, but I am now glad that I did as both the main song 'Listen And Leave' and the b-side 'Over And Out' are solid tracks.

'Listen And Leave' has a massive sound and is an adrenalin fuelled dance meets rock music track, the song has fast paced dance beats and synths running throughout with meaty sounding guitar riffs crashing in and out by the side of the electronic dance synths, the vocals are fast and raw sounding for the most of the song but turn slightly melodic for the more sing a long chorus. AFD Shift sure know how to make a big catchy noise and it seems like they don’t find time to come up for air.

The b-side 'Over And Out', starts off how it means to carry on and that’s fast and furious, the vocals are just as raw as ever with that nu-metal style rock meets hip hop vocals, the song is enjoyable and has the potential to be a single release on its own but at the same time it’s not as good sounding as the main single.

Give AFD Shift 5 minutes of your life and listen to 'Listen Then Leave' and 'Over And Out', as during the songs you will notice that the band have a hard hitting solid sound that is also quite catchy. 'Crusader' left me very unsure about AFD Shift and now I’m hooked on their new single 'Listen Then Leave', only time will tell if AFD Shift become a band I truly love or hate in the near future.

4/5

Review by Trigger
 Band Members
AFD Shift - Band
Clayton (Vocals)
Abell (Bass)
Chili (Drums)
Dan (Guitar)
 Track Listing
1. Listen Then Leave
2. Over And Out
 Band Related Links
AFD Shift Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?