Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun (Blue Cornetto)

Songs To Scream At The Sun was recorded with Kurt Ballou of Converge at God City Studios. Combining Ballou's signature grit and style of record with Have Heart's style of music - results in a dichotomy of clean, sharp drums and a variety of guitar tones and sounds that combined - do not hint at one particular or obvious influence. Musically, there are moments that are mid-tempo and melodic, there are moments that are classic hardcore anthems, and it's balanced with times that are dark and atmospheric. It's an impressive accomplishment.

As frontman Pat Flynn said, Songs To Scream At The Sun is a coming-of-age story. It's about the growing process of a young kid shaking the chains of selfishness, but it's everything about what you lose and gain in that process of growing up. The songs have an honest, yet poetic reflection that digs deep into the private lives that are shared by everyone-the deconstruction and dismantling of one's life and the eventual rebuilding and rebirth. This is at times dark and depressing, but Flynn's lyrics never lose hope in what allows people to get strength in these situations. And what's so strong about the performance and lyrics, aside from the cliché of hardcore singers "meaning what they say" is the perception of the lyrics-are they dark, depressing, positive, or hopeful? - is up to the listener to decide.

Track Listing:
1. The Same Son
2. Bostons
3. Pave Paradise
4. On That Bird In The Cage
5. Brotherly Love
6. No Roses, No Skies
7. The Taste Of The Floor
8. Reflections
9. Hard Bark On The Family Tree
10. The Same Sun