{"id":402,"date":"2012-09-25T12:27:47","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T12:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=402"},"modified":"2012-09-25T12:27:47","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T12:27:47","slug":"the-vaccines-come-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/album-reviews\/the-vaccines-come-of-age\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vaccines: Come of Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4\/10<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb2706121.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-404\" title=\"VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb270612\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb2706121.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb2706121.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb2706121-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/VaccinesComeOfAge600Gb2706121-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Label: Columbia Records \u252c\u00e1| \u252c\u00e1Released: 03.09.12<\/p>\n<p>With the title <em>Come of Age<\/em>, one might expect The Vaccines to deliver a more mature, more cohesive record with fewer indie clich\u251c\u00aes than present on their debut, <em>What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?<\/em>\u252c\u00e1 The band also expressed an interest to become more of a rock band on this album, and you could argue that they have achieved some success here.\u252c\u00e1 Some pretty tasteful guitar work courtesy of Freddie Cowan and a driving rhythm section ensures a more classic rock sound.\u252c\u00e1 However, the whole album is littered with tired indie rock archetypes, in both the instrumentation and lyrics.\u252c\u00e1 And while this album may rock harder, it is decidedly lacking in memorable moments; only the first single <em>No Hope<\/em>, with its Bob Dylan-like vocal delivery and lazy guitar strumming really sticks in your head.\u252c\u00e1 This is not a bad album, there is just nothing to distinguish it from countless other indie rock albums, and any personality it does display seems to be constantly paying homage to its 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