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‘Social Disguises’

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THE ENEMY – SOCIAL DISGUISES – ALBUM REVIEW

After making a strong impression with their early work, the career of Coventry’s indie darlings The Enemy petered out in 2016. After a lengthy hiatus however, the band re-emerged in 2022 and have been reintroducing themselves to fans via well-received tours since then.

The time has come though for the trio to back up their reunion with new music and that arrives fully in the shape of their fifth studio album, ‘Social Disguises’.

Their return has been accompanied by a humility and maturity which contradicts the brash youthfulness of their early years. When writing and recording this album however, the band have said that they tried to make it with the same frame of mind as their first.

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That leads to their signature swagger being present but being structured by the added experience that they now possess. This manifests in songs which represent the best of both worlds and translate particularly well for an audience who have likely themselves also matured but will want to relive what drew them to the band in the first place.

The pre-release singles, ‘The Boxer’, ‘Not Going Your Way’ and ‘Trouble’ represent the album well, acting as a good indicator of what fans could expect.

The final run of ‘Serious’, ‘Innocent’ and ‘Finish Line’ is also particularly enjoyable. In fact, amongst the ten tracks (plus one interlude) there isn’t a particularly bad track. The album flows nicely and does their return the justice it deserved.

Where many bands in this scenario would fail to deliver something of worth, The Enemy can be proud of what they have created.

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