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Alone
Kiss Dreams Goodbye

Refoundation (2008) Michael

Alone – Kiss Dreams Goodbye cover artwork
Alone – Kiss Dreams Goodbye — Refoundation, 2008

Kiss Dreams Goodbye is the newest offering from Alone, a melodic hardcore band hailing for Italy. This release is the band's follow-up to a split and features five brand new songs.

Alone have a fairly unique sound as they're deeply rooted in the melodic hardcore, but they've also got a little bit of an indie/emo thing going as well. "Viva Love" is a building intro that has a Champion-esque feel to it. "The Fear of Time (Part II)" follows; the song mixes more of the Pacific Northwest vibe with later period Turning Point. "Tomorrow" leans towards the styling of traditional emo like Sunny Day Real Estate and Fugazi while "The Fear of Time (Part I)" is a rip-roaring hardcore number. Closer "December" is the most aggressive song of the EP, it's reminiscent of Snapcase a bit and has a nice breakdown.

I like what Alone does because they're not afraid to experiment with their sound. It's obvious they're influenced by a number of different styles. I need to score some free plane tickets to Europe

there's so much great music over there.

7.5 / 10Michael • April 21, 2008

Alone – Kiss Dreams Goodbye cover artwork
Alone – Kiss Dreams Goodbye — Refoundation, 2008

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