After their first released EP in 2008 – “I Just Want to Be Pure” – Balance and Composure released a new EP titled “Only Boundaries.” Although this CD only has four tracks they are quite amazing. Written in October of 2009, Blake Solomon describes this EP as “The most memorable 4-song feast of 2009.” The CD holds a very unique emotional connection and their live performance of these tracks is even more sensational. There has yet to be a release that delivers such the emotional message that Only Boundaries does. I couldn’t agree more with Solomon’s words – “It’s just so heavy without being heavy.”

The overall tone of the band’s latest release follows a similar taste of their first – a harsh look at reality that focuses more on the cheerless parts of their lives. In the song Only Boundaries – “As you grow old you’ll see that it’s useless to make an attempt to escape reality.” I think that this expression is not usually found with such powerful effect as present in Balance and Composure’s latest tracks.

Tracklist:

Record Label: No Sleep Records

Band Members:

Jonathan Simmons – Vocals/Guitar
Andrew Slaymaker – Guitar
Matthew Warner – Bass
Erik Peterson – Guitar
Bailey Van Ellis – Drums

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May 11th, 2010 Balance and Composure and Tigers Jaw released their split. You can download the split as well as the Only Boundaries EP here.

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