Honesty is a strange thing. It isn’t the same as lying, but it’s not the same as truth either. A song doesn’t need truth to feel honest, just like how honesty isn’t always true. One of the best things about music is that it’s so conflicting, so personal, it’s hard to agree which song is best, let alone what passes for sincere. As an emo band, Free Throw’s career has been built upon truth-telling, on laying themselves bare, and that’s no different on ‘Moments Before The Wind’, a record defined by its consistency and quality.
On what is the band’s sixth album, vocalist/guitarist Cory Castro has written about a time of change; a time when he felt lost. He’s attempted to capture those emotions, and the results speak for themselves. It’s a strong, detailed album underpinned by the sound of a band who are sure of what they’re trying to achieve. To put this into perspective, The Beatles’ sixth album was ‘Rubber Soul’, and Bring Me The Horizon’s was ‘Amo’ – that’s how far six albums can...
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