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Change is the Only Constant by Seconds Before Seconds Before : Change is the Only Constant.
 High octane and precise modern rock.

Not content to ease into a comfortable niche, Minneapolis modern rock band Seconds Before fuses high octane rock, memorable pop sensibilities, and progressive arrangements into a sound that's as hard to pigeonhole as it is to resist.

Change Is The Only Constant is Seconds Before's most accomplished and complete work to date. The album rocks with a confidence that comes with years of experience and features songs that you just might not be able to get out of your head (in the good way, not the annoying way).

Change Is The Only Constant might as well be the motto of the current decade, and there's no question the sound of this band has evolved over their nine-year existence. Sure, the trademark twin guitar interplay is still there, along with soaring vocal harmonies and one of the hardest hitting rhythm sections around, but on this record there's a definite sense of the unexpected.

Inspired by the highs and lows of life in their hometown (including a sincere reflection on the heroes and victims of the 35W bridge collapse in "Calling Home"), the album represents the band's most mature and honest songwriting to date.

There's no pretense to any artificial rock star fantasy here. This is rock about real life performed by five working guys who haven't forgotten the simple joy of turning amps up loud and singing at the top of their lungs. So give the newest Seconds Before album a spin or nine, but don't get too comfortable, because change is... well, you know.

Songs:

1. Next in Line
2. Keep it On
3. Character Assassin
4. Red Tape
5. The Flames
6. Of Little Faith
7. Failed States
8. Signal Down
9. Heartbreaker
10. Calling Home

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 4/10/2011
Seconds Before lives in Minnesota USA

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Other, Grungy Rock

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