Seether – The Surface Seems So Far – CD Review

Sometimes you just need to scream into the void with a killer soundtrack and Seether has produced the goods with their latest outing The Surface Seems So Far.

This album is the sonic equivalent of a moody, late-night drive with the windows down. Shaun Morgan’s vocals are fire. One minute there’s his haunting melodies and the next growling like he’s been punched in the gut.

Musically there are hints of REM, Nirvana, and Soundgarden especially on the track Walls Come Down. It’s no bad thing.

As for hooks, there’s more of them than a fisherman’s hat. It’s well-balanced and exactly what you want from a Seether record. They really have pooled together all the best bits of their career so far and made what is quite possibly their masterpiece.

Score 8/10
The Surface Seems So Far Track Listing
1.     Judas Mind
2.     Illusion
3.     Beneath the Veil
4.     Semblance of Me
5.     Walls Come Down
6.     Try to Heal
7.     Paint the World
8.    Same Mistakes
9.     Lost All Control
10.  Dead on the Vine
11.   Regret
Label – Fantasy
Release – 20th September

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Catch Seether live on the following dates

SEETHER TOUR DATES 
September 20 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner 
September 21 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center 
September 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
September 24 – Chicago, IL @ Radius
September 26 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life ^
September 27 – Huntington, WV @ Marshall Health Arena 
September 28 – Detroit, MI @ WRIF Riff Fest ^
October 2 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
October 3 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
October 5 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Lawn
October 6 – Dallas, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
October 8 – Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Amphitheater
October 9 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
October 11 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
October 12 – San Diego, CA @ KIOZ Radio Show ^
October 13 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival ^ 
October 15 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
October 18 – Omaha, NE @ The Astro Amphitheater
October 19 – Des Moines, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall
October 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
 
^ indicates non-Skillet show/festival date