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Gyroscope return with their fourth studio album Cohesion, the opening track Live Without You sees the Perth boys back to their roots of hard, fast and rough sounds, it’s also an album favourite. The album opener is to introduce the listener to the sound of the album and that is done quite well.

Track three introduces us to Baby, I’m Getting Better a more commercial friendly song compared to the sounds fans are used to, but after the breakthrough success of Breed Obsession that still didn’t see them make the cross over, maybe this is what they need to propel them to a home name.

Cohesion is just that, a mix of all the sounds that Gyroscope have gone through on their previous albums, rough, pop, punk, pub rock, it’s all there. But it is also them saying good bye to their old ways, as the album goes on it slowly becomes a new direction for them, this may be due to producer of the moment Gil Norton, but unlikely, it’s a bold move and only time will tell if it pays off.

The album promised to be a ‘live’ album and is just that, what you hear is what you get, there is no over the top effects oounds that couldn’t be mimicked on stage.

All in all Cohesion is a really good album, it’s a good collection of old sounds, throw in a few familiar things and some new stuff and there you have it. Gyroscope are pushing themselves into a new direction, while still being safe, it’s an odd combination but they pull it off, they are comfortable with their new sound and it pays off.