It's been a while since Seether's last album, 2007's Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces, and Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray shows definite artistic growth in those intervening years. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with such heavyweights as Rage Against The Machine and Pearl Jam, and having someone as experienced as him on board has paid dividends. Main man Shaun Morgan has cut back on the screaming, and it works well with the tracks on this album, which called for a more restrained vocal delivery than people are maybe used to from Morgan. There are still a couple of signature Seether headbangers, but the majority of the tracks are more subdued, and dare I say poppier, than those on previous albums. It's a difficult trick to attract a larger audience whilst still maintaining artistic integrity, but Seether have pulled off that balancing act well on this album.
Rating: 7/10
Top Tracks: No Resolution, Country Song, Tonight
Release Date: 25 May 2011
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