Illicit are a Punk band from Kitchener, Ontario, making a name for themselves in the local scene. As the band works on their new, yet-to-be-named release, they've given us the chance to listen to their newest single "All A Dream" and let you know what we thought about it.
So the big thing here is that this track has two very different modes. Overall, "All A Dream" is a very melodic track, which is cool for a Punk track, it's not very common you hear something like this in Punk. The first half the song maintains a cleaner, more Pop-Punk style similar to that of Good Charlotte or Simple Plan, which caught me off guard a little as I expected something closer to Misfits. With the first half the song, it's a much cleaner feel, all vocals are singing in a clean tone with very little to no rasp behind it. The guitars as well are clean and maintain the melodic tone. From the 2 minute mark though, the song kicks into a much harder vocal style, almost taking over a better version of Hatebreed. I, personally, actually really like the Hardcore tone that Illicit take on, especially in songs like this where it seems to come out of no where and is actually quite surprising and yet, it's almost to be expected as the song was far too peaceful for a Punk track.
All in all, great new track from Illicit, "All A Dream" is enough proof that the Punk scene in the KW area is more than alive and kicking and if you needed any further proof get out to a show!
Illicit will be playing a show at The Button Factory in Waterloo with Orexin, What Freedom, Nancy Viscous and The Nasty, for more information on the show CLICK HERE
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