deathcrash Somersaults

Critic's Take

deathcrash move with a piercing honesty on Somersaults, and the best songs on Somersaults - notably “Somersaults” and “NYC” - are where that vulnerability hits hardest. Miles Milton-Jefferies' voice revels in the slowcore intimacy, so “Somersaults” feels like a barnstormer that will drive you to tears, while “NYC” explodes into cathartic, vocal-heavy territory. The record keeps surprising, from the Matt Berninger-tinged hush of “CMC” to the harrowing sobriety and desperate hooks of “Triumph”, each song pulling at the album's theme of lost innocence and togetherness. This is an emotive, tear-inducing collection that rewards listeners looking for the best tracks on Somersaults.

Key Points

• “Somersaults” is the best song for its barnstorming, tear-inducing intimacy and memorable opening.
• The album’s core strength is its piercing vulnerability and consistent slowcore emotionality.

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Critic's Take

In a voice that trades flourish for plainness, deathcrash on Somersaults finds its clearest victories in songs like “CMC” and “Stay Forever”, where simple lines and repeated pleas turn into unexpected emotional heft. The title track “Somersaults” rings with that bittersweet recall of childhood rooms and small confessions, and “Love For M” and “Marie’s Last Dance” carry the record’s unsettled, humane questions. The best tracks on Somersaults are the ones that say what others merely imply, making the album feel both tentative and quietly bold.

Key Points

• “CMC” is the album’s emotional center because it states the record’s thesis directly.
• Somersaults’ strengths are its plain, lyrical clarity and the way small domestic memories become potent emotional anchors.

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Critic's Take

In his warm, observant tone Vic Borlando finds the best songs on Somersaults to be those that let Tiernan Banks lead from the front, especially “Stay Forever” and “Bella”. He foregrounds a coming-of-age narrative where quiet, slow-building textures give way to outspoken, energetic rock, so the best tracks on the record feel like communal breakthroughs rather than mere leftovers from their past. Borlando praises how “Stay Forever” converts a downbeat tune into a comforting lullaby, and how “Bella” becomes a spectacular band moment that proves why deathcrash belong on stage. The result is an album whose best tracks showcase maturity, confidence, and a newfound vocal-led immediacy.

Key Points

• Bella is the best song because it crystallizes the band's joy and each member's virtuosity in a communal peak.
• The album's core strengths are vocal-led immediacy, confident composition, and a successful shift from quiet slowcore to outspoken rock.

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Critic's Take

deathcrash shrink their scope on Somersaults, and the best songs - especially “NYC” and “The Thing You Did” - show why the move works and what it costs. The reviewer's voice lingers on grief as craft, noting how pared-down arrangements let Tiernan Banks' weary delivery hit harder, while pastiches of indie touchstones feel both apt and slightly hollow. In the reviewer’s steady, mordant tone, the record's strengths are its pacing and heartbreaking choruses, but the narrowed sound risks excising what once made deathcrash singular. The result is an album whose best tracks prove that sorrow can be sharpened into immediate, affecting songs, even as the band sheds some of its old ambition.

Key Points

• “The Thing You Did” is the album's emotional apex because its predictable structure turns the chorus into a devastating payoff.
• Somersaults pares back sprawling post-rock into sharper indie-rock songs, strengthening pacing and emotional immediacy while risking the band’s distinctive identity.

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Critic's Take

DEATHCRASH wear their unabashed sadness proudly on Somersaults, and it is the emo-leaning moments that linger longest. The best songs on Somersaults are the vivid, scene-setting “CMC” and the cinematic “Marie's Last Dance”, where the band’s knack for turning vulnerability into aching images truly pays off. Even when drone-rock cuts like “Triumph” and “Bella” drift toward repetition, the record still finds consolation in small, lullaby-like arrangements. This is an album that builds worlds and then, gently, crushes them, leaving you with echoes of gloom that feel strangely consoling.

Key Points

• CMC is the best track for its vivid, emo-driven depiction of anxiety and mundane life.
• The album’s core strengths are emotional vulnerability and cinematic, scene-setting songwriting.

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Critic's Take

deathcrash continue to refine their voice on Somersaults, where the title track and “Love For M” stand out as the best tracks on Somersaults for their candid lyricism and emotional peaks. The opening “Somersaults” frames the album with wistful crescendos and childlike longing, while “Love For M” houses some of the rawest vocal performances that push the record into truly affecting territory. Equally notable are the punchy, Strokes-tinged “NYC” and the hook-forward “CMC”, which display the band’s sharpened sense of melody amid their slowcore foundation. Together these songs make the best songs on Somersaults, balancing accessible hooks with the band’s trademark brooding intensity.

Key Points

• The title track is best because it encapsulates the album’s wistful crescendos and thematic core.
• The album’s core strengths are candid lyricism, expanded melodic hooks, and bold sonic exploration.

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