As Cities Burn "Come Now Sleep" review

This is not a hardcore cd. This is not a screamo cd. In fact, it evades so many genres... but that's besides the point with this release. This is without question, one of the most well-thought-out, creative, and passionate releases in recent memory.
Those who are looking for a vicious breakdown or sick screaming should set those aspirations aside for a moment and consider the notion that this CD can be worth listening to without either of those. Tracks like "Contact" and "Our World Is Grey" show off a mellow experimentation that, admittedly, you'll not expect, but are nonetheless glorious. Though the entire CD has a confident energy to it, "Empire" may be as rough as it gets. The rest of the disc is a rugged stream of intimacy and urgency along the lines of SILYAYD's "Of Want And Misery" or "The Widow".
No it's not the same without TJ. But to the nay-sayers, I hope you have a better reason to not like this CD other than "TJ's not in the band" cause if not, you're missing a terribly enlightening release.
AS CITIES BURN