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75. Heart Of A Coward – “The Disconnect”

God loves a trier. Heart of Coward are in the unenviable position of having been a next big thing that never actually made it. They came close in 2015 with an excellent album and a number of high profile tour and festival slots. But then vocalist Jamie Graham jumped ship and it looked like they were scuppered. However, four years later they have dusted themselves off, recruited a new frontman (Kaan Tasan) and decided to give it one last shot. “The Disconnect” is an ambitious and high voltage collection of tracks that see’s the band go for the jugular. Slightly more commercial and polished than before, it starts at hundred miles an hour and just accelerates. It is that unstoppable energy that makes the record so appealing. It is relentless and wears its heart firmly on the sleeve. This is undoubtedly Heart of Coward’s last shot and boy are they trying to make it count.