White Reaper - Only Slightly Empty (2025)
Only Slightly Empty feels like a raw, cathartic rebirth for White Reaper: stripped down yet emotionally expansive, it channels their frustrations, losses, and renewed drive all in tight, hooky rock bursts. The opening “Coma” sets the tone with distortion and urgency, while songs like “Blink” and “Honestly” balance vulnerability and grit, exploring the tension between introspection and outward energy. Despite losing their rhythm section, the band leans into creative resourcefulness—occasional electronic flourishes and layered textures hint at new directions without abandoning what listeners expect from them. The production is crisp and spacious, allowing each instrument and vocal inflection to land powerfully. In short, Only Slightly Empty is a gritty, triumphant statement: a band in transition that still delivers enough swagger and melody to feel wholly themselves again.
Genre: Power Pop
Country: US
Final Verdict: 60% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 519th / 658
Highlight: Blue 42
Made me think of:
Weezer
Royal Blood
Jimmy Eat World
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