“Drescher” goes further than mashing up too obvious influences, though. It has nothing in common with the youthful naivety and the gushy idealism of the mid-nineties pioneers and presents itself therefore much more mature, reflected and composed. Yet it’s not intellectual music, it’s still heartfelt in the best sense. Over the course of nine songs Haram wander through the highs and lows of emotional fuelled post hardcore. “Drescher” starts almost thrillingly punky – for three songs the drums sprout and roll, the guitars burst out a current of shrieking dissonances, distorted melodies while a mish-mash of enthusiastically sung vocals and distorted screams climaxes everything. “Fever sleep” is the first notable exception while it insists on a more indie-rockish songwriting with husky sung vocals, less dissonances and omnipresent minor chords- melodies. The album’s second half is dominated by exactly the same combination: dissonant bursts of noise like “m greene” are intervened by calmer, introspective quasi-pop songs like “head over heart”. And while this is not necessarily something special, it’s striking how compelling the album is. It’s not only a pleasant adaptation of some forgotten standards. More than that it’s a fascinating compilation of modern post-hardcore h i t s.  [phillip]

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