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  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Genre(s): Emo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, Screamo
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Say Nothing
So let's say nothing some more, because this is something more than me, and I got what I need, but sleeping, when I should've been alive, it still... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
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  1. This is not disposable music--it’s exhausting and exhilarating and desolate and hopeful all at once--and there are layers both musically and lyrically that’ll reveal themselves with each subsequent spin. Pianos Become The Teeth’s third record is the most captivating and rewarding record of 2014--one that will be remembered as a classic within the genre and a gateway to those outside it.
  2. Oct 27, 2014
    100
    Keep You certainly reaches for a hefty, developed sense of self beyond the grounding the band's held in contemporary punk, hardcore and emo some years now, but in doing so, it actually strikes the absolute perfect balance, enfolding the listener in honest and cathartic glory while enhancing its edges with just the right effects pedals and auxiliary instruments.
  3. 80
    This time around, the instrumentation's more exposed and as minimal as they feel on first listen, the arrangement grows by the song.
  4. Nov 3, 2014
    73
    It’s bleak and beautiful in the same way Keep You is, and it gives a lot provided you put your share of effort into it. And so you’ll probably feel exhausted after listening to Keep You; as well you should.
  5. Oct 27, 2014
    60
    The songs, although well assembled, lack the edge that the band is known for, which could be hazardous.
  6. Oct 27, 2014
    60
    It's an album less for blasting out of car radios and more for dusty Sunday afternoons and at times, it can feel a bit dulled by its own weight. Still, it's nice to hear the band stretching out and evolving, and even if Keep You requires a little more patience there is still much to like about it.
  7. Kerrang!
    Dec 16, 2014
    60
    Its unhurried pace is a drag at times, but should leave bands who repeat themselves with their pride punctured and their egos pricked. [22 Nov 2014, p.51]

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  1. Nov 14, 2014
    9
    This album caught me by surprise. When I first heard clips of the new direction Pianos Become the Teeth were taking, I was taken aback. I'veThis album caught me by surprise. When I first heard clips of the new direction Pianos Become the Teeth were taking, I was taken aback. I've always loved the sonic marriage of aggressive screams and delicate post rock music they've incorporated, and "The Lack Long After" is one of my favorite fall time albums. "Keep You" maintains the same emotive post rock/post punk instrumentation while lead singer Kyle Durfey has managed to match that emotion with clean singing. It's a winter album; the kind of album when you want to embrace the cold instead of warm up to it. Expand