Released 10 years ago
State Is Burning
Useless ID · 2016
27 min · 15 tracks · alternative rock
Frenetic punk energy collides with sharp social commentary in a concise burst of alternative rock urgency.
Top tracks — play these first
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Land of Idiocracy — Opening the album with a brief yet impactful statement, this track sets the tone for the lyrical explorations of societal absurdities that follow.
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State Is Burning — The title track encapsulates the band's urgent call to awareness regarding political and environmental crises, making it a focal point of their message.
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We Don’t Want the Airwaves — This song critiques media influence and consumer culture with a punchy rhythm, highlighting Useless ID's knack for combining social critique with accessible punk melodies.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines energetic punk with incisive lyrics, though it lacks some cohesion in pacing.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a fast-paced track that sets a frenetic tone, maintaining high energy through the first half before introducing slower tempos in the latter tracks.
- Several songs feature abrupt transitions between sections, creating a sense of urgency and unpredictability.
- Lyrically, the album frequently employs sharp social commentary, with many tracks featuring direct addresses to societal issues.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Land of Idiocracy 0:58
- 2 Stopwatch 1:21
- 3 Borrowed Time 2:25
- 4 How to Dismantle an Atom Bomb 2:18
- 5 Creation 2:18
- 6 Genetic 1:21
- 7 State Is Burning 2:22
- 8 Novice 2:08
- 9 Lonely Man 1:33
- 10 Night Shift 1:49
- 11 45 Seconds 0:45
- 12 Without a Choice 0:40
- 13 Detune 1:52
- 14 We Don’t Want the Airwaves 2:26
- 15 Closer to the Edge 3:36
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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