Album Review: Don Broco - Priorities
15th August 2012
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Earlier this year TNS earmarked Don Broco as ones to watch, as we speculated whether 2012 would be their year. With debut studio album Priorities they have provided the best possible answer.
Kicking off the album is the title track and the first single from the album Priorities. Here the raw aggression combines with an effortless groove in what is undeniably the band’s strongest track. The song epitomises everything this band is about: colossal choruses, instantly catchy guitar riffs and that undeniable Don Broco swagger are all present in this instant classic.
Another standout of Priorities can be found in Actors, where the band's characteristic groove is ditched for raw aggression in what is a rock track in every sense of the word. Vocalist Rom Damiani and drummer/ backing vocalist Matt Donnelly combining perfectly in a hook filled chorus. It is a somewhat unexpected song from Don Broco, but they pull it off expertly and show they suit angry just as well as groovy.
In contrast, the softer, dreamy Yeah Man sees a somewhat stripped back sound, showing exactly how less can be more, with the track being one of the simplest of the album, yet a definite standout. Lyrically it addresses the ups and downs of being in a band, particularly the money: "I know that you’re broke, ‘cause I’m broke, let’s be broke together" and life on the road: "We do what we want don’t answer to anyone every night and getting paid for it’." Yeah Man is an instantly infectious sing along.

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