Kidcrash's third album brings an obvious step forward in maturity while dialing back the reckless abandon. After 07's Jokes, Snacks feels restrained, and even delicate at times, although only in comparison as this is still Kidcrash. The basic formula of wildly complex dual guitar riffs, running over intricate drumming within a "real" emo context is still intact, it's just a little less insane. Each song is very intelligently arranged and composed, with much more rigidity in every aspect, meaning they have never sounded so tight and in sync. The song structures are scary good and do well to emphasize the most dramatic bits and riffs.
All of this is well and good... but it kind of makes me miss how deranged and intense Jokes was. Don't get me wrong, this is a fantastic album, and I really can't see the band going in any other direction, but if I were to refer a first time listener I would suggest listening Jokes before moving on to this.
8/10
Also, I greatly appreciate their album titles, cause listing off their LPs as "Jokes" and "Snacks" has a sort of joyous ring to it.
