Inner Party System - Inner Party System (Album Review)

Inner Party System - Inner Party System (Album Review)

Die Tonight, Live Forever is like a robotic anthem that throws you onto a packed dance floor. The vocals resound in your mind, blending beautifully with the synthetic beat and echoing off into the distance. This is the kind of record I wanted Shiny Toy Guns to release, but instead IPS come along and steal their thunder.

The problem with STG’s is, that they had two great tunes on We Are Pilots, but then they began to resemble some dated 80’s electro group, with seemingly meaningless lyrics about robots (very iRobot). Inner party system however, despite the similarities, take on a much more energetic, contemporary & most of all, non-patronising approach.

The track 'Structure' boasts perfect harmonies; merging the music and Drum 'N' Bass beats with vocalist Patrick’s emotionally powerful words. These tracks could quite easily be played across the board, from a Zane Lowe mix tape to Dave Pearce’s Dance Anthems. These are party tunes with real meaning, backed by moderate intelligence - sod the bimbo singers resonating across your airwaves, bands like this need to be taking over the dance genre.

'This empty love' carries heavy Nine Inch Nails similarities - this is the darker side of the album coming through. However, it does leave more to be desired. Like a disappointing chance-encounter, when it kicks in towards the end it is an atmospheric, industrial explosion, but it does take it’s time to get there and it doesn’t last long.

Inner Party System is an electro-rock-rave riot captured on record. This crossover rock is paving the future, let’s educate the new generation in that you don’t always have to be restricted to one sound.