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MorningSide: Alone in Your Grave

May 1, 2009
Written by Stuart Morrison

Reviewed by Sarah Morrison

Philadelphia foursome MorningSide are releasing their second full-length album The Abuse You Own later this year, but here at Insomnia Radio we couldn’t wait that long so we’ve got a sneaky preview for you.

MorningSide ‘Alone In Your Grave’ is a stellar example of what makes melodic indie rock great; hammering guitars, a soaring chorus, and a constant contrast of textures switching from sparse to dense instrumentation all come together to make a well polished, passionate, anthemic tune. Reminiscent of the post-grunge of the early noughties, it has elements of Foo Fighters, some Creed-sounding riffs (except not s**t) and a bit of Bush. Plus, with an unexpected and excellent bit of slide guitar leading into the obligatory solo, MorningSide put a surprising twist on the song and add extra colour to this all-round great track.

It’s got a sound that left me nostalgic for my teenage years and a chorus that stayed with me for hours, so if this song is anything to go by, bring on the album!

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5 Responses to “MorningSide: Alone in Your Grave”

  1. Reviewed: MorningSide track ‘Alone In Your Grave’ (advanced listen, album scheduled for release 27/06/09) « Miss Morrison’s Mix on May 1st, 2009 5:40 am

    [...] In Your Grave’ is the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose track for [...]

  2. Phil on May 1st, 2009 6:13 pm

    Great track!

  3. independent band promos… « 80hertz on May 12th, 2009 4:25 pm

    [...] some early feedback -got the track “Alone In Your Grave” reviewed by insomnia radio (read it here!) and included in their daily dose -found newmusicstrategies.com through [...]

  4. iruk on June 2nd, 2009 10:22 pm

    To mark the UK digital release of The Abuse You Own, Sarah has written a review of the album. Check it out here: http://sarahcmorrison.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/re...

  5. Reviewed: Morningside – The Abuse You Own « Miss Morrison’s Mix on May 18th, 2010 4:18 am

    [...] offered me some music. From then I submitted a track of theirs to the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose (listen and download here) along with a short review, and now I’ve been sent a copy of the full album, which I’m [...]

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