All Get Out

After making a stylistic pivot on 2022s Kodak, South Carolina outfit All Get Out deliver a fully-realized vision of that shift from emo/hardcore to a more mainstream indie rock sound on their aptly self-titled sixth set. All Get Out bridges the urgency and earnestness of contemporaries Manchester Orchestra and Modest Mouse with the folk-rooted songcraft of Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket, resulting in an utterly cathartic burst of vulnerability and emotion. Thoughtful and full of heart, the band -- Nathan Hussey, Kyle Samuel, Dominic Nastasi, and James Gibson -- packs a punch with this brisk ten-song set, veering from subdued ("Trouble") to passionate (the unsettling "Out of Pocket") and wounded ("Hamil") to soaring ("Around It"). They take steps into country territory on the twangy "In Cursive" and "Sounds the Same," later coming close to shoegaze on "Sleep Paralysis." Standouts include the powerful "Come Back Around," a straightforward guitar attack that sparkles to life during a rousing chorus, and the radio-worthy single "Windows 98," so catchy and melodic that it should be a smash hit. As a reinvention and reintroduction of the bands true self, All Get Out demonstrate that they can deliver a wide variety of moving music, with all of it held together by a huge heart and an intense voice. ~ Neil Z. Yeung