27 Miles Underwater
Studio album by
Higher Power
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Genre
Length34:18
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerGil Norton
Higher Power chronology
Soul Structure
(2017)		 27 Miles Underwater
(2020)
Singles from 27 Miles Underwater
  1. "Seamless"
    Released: 6 September 2019[1]
  2. "Low Season"
    Released: 8 November 2019[2]
  3. "Lost In Static"
    Released: 17 January 2020[3]
  4. "Rewire (101)"
    Released: 27 May 2020[4]

27 Miles Underwater is the second studio album by British hardcore punk band Higher Power. The album was released on 24 January 2020 through Roadrunner Records.

Composition

The album has been described as alternative rock,[5] hardcore punk[6] and alternative metal.[6] Pitchfork called it "the most 1995 rock album of 2020", and as treating "’90s alt-rock with the reverence usually afforded to classic rock".[7] On the album, vocalist Jimmy Wizard makes use of both screaming and "airy melodies", emphasising his dark lyrical style.[8] Brooklyn Vegan called it "the first great rock album of 2020".[5] In an article for Discovered Magazine, writer Matty Williamson praised the album for expanding the band's sound to include pop music sensibilities, while still retaining their prior hardcore punk sound.[9]

Promotion

The band embarked on their first tour as a headlining act in promotion of the album. The first leg of the tour was in the United States from 20 January 2020 through 10 February 2020. The band opened for Beartooth for their Disease Tour from 16 February to 6 March 2020 by playing shows in the United Kingdom and Europe.

The band was to resume touring with the Knotfest at Sea cruise ship music festival which was to be held from 10–14 August 2020 on a cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Naples, Italy.[10] In May 2020 the event was postponed to August 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,[11] before being indefinitely postponed in July 2020.[12]

On 1 September 2020, it was announced that Higher Power would play at Outbreak Fest 2021 which will be held from 25–27 June 2021 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, United Kingdom.[13]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts
Date City Country Venue Supporting act(s)
United States
20 January 2020 Phoenix United States Nile Underground Take Offense, Drain, Life's Question
21 January 2020 Las Vegas American Legion Post 8
22 January 2020 Los Angeles The Echo
23 January 2020 Anaheim Chain Reaction
24 January 2020 Sacramento The Colony
25 January 2020 Portland Post 134
26 January 2020 Seattle Vera Project
28 January 2020 San Jose The Ritz
1 February 2020 Dallas Ridglea N/A
3 February 2020 New Orleans Gasa Gasa
4 February 2020 Atlanta The Bakery
5 February 2020 Nashville DRKMTTR
6 February 2020 Louisville LDB
7 February 2020 Baltimore Ottobar
8 February 2020 New York City Union Pool
9 February 2020 Philadelphia Creep Records
United Kingdom & Europe
16 February 2020 Stuttgart Germany LKA Longhorn Beartooth
The Amity Affliction
17 February 2020 Vienna Austria
19 February 2020 Solothurn Switzerland
20 February 2020 Munich Germany
21 February 2020 Oberhausen
22 February 2020 Wiesbaden
24 February 2020 Bristol United Kingdom
25 February 2020 Glasgow
26 February 2020 Nottingham
28 February 2020 Manchester
29 February 2020 London
1 March 2020 Antwerp Belgium
3 March 2020 Amsterdam Netherlands
4 March 2020 Hamburg Germany
5 March 2020 Berlin
6 March 2020 Leipzig
Summer Festivals
10 August 2020 Barcelona Spain Knotfest at Sea
14 August 2020 Naples Italy
25 June 2021 Manchester United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre N/A

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year77/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
Discovered8/10[15]
Kerrang!4/5[8]
Kill Your Stereo75/100[16]
Pitchfork7/10[7]
Punknews.org[17]
Upset[18]

27 Miles Underwater was well received by contemporary music critics. On review aggregator website, Album of the Year, the album has an average rating of 77 out of 100 based on three critic reviews.[14] Ian Cohen, writing for Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, calling it "the most 1995 sounding album of 2020".[7] Cohen further said "while nearly every single part of a Higher Power song has an identifiable source, they cycle through ideas quick enough to avoid any charges of grand larceny even when they get caught stealing." He compared the album as a more accessible version of Turnstile, Creeper, or Code Orange.[7] In a mixed review, Sam Houldon, writing for Punknews.org, also compared the album to Turnstile's sophomore album, Time & Space (also released through Roadrunner Records), and said that "straight off the bat; there is a lot of Turnstile in this record. Not to an extent that is fundamentally a problem, but certainly to an extent that you’re likely to find yourself thinking about it on more than one occasion."[17]

Martyn Young, writing for Upset magazine gave the album an 8 out of 10 praising the composition and confidence on the record. Young wrote "it’s the sound of a confident band who know that they’re making a significant step up and are ready to shout about it."[18]

Accolades

Accolades for 27 Miles Underwater
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
18

Track listing

27 Miles Underwater
No.TitleLength
1."Seamless"3:14
2."Shedding Skin"3:32
3."Lost In Static"3:05
4."Rewire (101)"1:50
5."Low Season"2:37
6."Passenger"3:07
7."King Of My Domain"3:28
8."In The Meantime"3:38
9."Staring At The Sun"2:45
10."Self-Rendered: Lost"2:55
11."Drag The Line"4:07
Total length:34:18

Personnel

Higher Power

  • Jimmy "J-Town" Wizard – lead vocals
  • Louis Hardy – guitar
  • Max Harper – guitar
  • Ethan Wilkinson – bass
  • Alex Wizard – drums

Additional personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hear Higher Power Channel Deftones on Explosive New Song "Seamless"". Revolver. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Hahn, Bryan (8 November 2019). "Higher Power are all out of hope in "Low Season" video". The Fader. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ↑ White, Logan (17 January 2020). "Higher Power release brand new song "Lost In Static"". Substream. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Hahn, Bryan (27 May 2020). "Higher Power hunt for a familiar reality in "Rewire (101)"". The Fader. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 Sacher, Andrew. "UK punks Higher Power made the first great rock album of 2020". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 Payne, Chris. "Inspirations: Higher Power Breathes Life Into Alt-Metal's Glory Days on '27 Miles Underwater'". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Ian. "Higher Power 27 Miles Underwater". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. 1 2 Garner, George. "ALBUM REVIEW: HIGHER POWER – 27 MILES UNDERWATER". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Williamson, Matty. "UNDER REVIEW – HIGHER POWER: 27 MILES UNDERWATER". Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Divita, Joe (20 February 2020). "Slipknot + 8 More Bands Announced for 2020 Knotfest at Sea Festival Cruise". Loudwire. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Slipknot Postpone U.S. Tour, Knotfest UK And Knotfest at Sea". Kerrang!. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Harries, Paul (20 July 2020). "Slipknot Postpone Knotfest at Sea Cruise "for the Foreseeable Future"". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Home - Outbreak Fest 2021 - Lineup". Outbreak Fest. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater - Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  15. ↑ Williamson, Matty (13 January 2020). "Under Review - Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater". Discovered Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  16. ↑ Pallais, J.P. "Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater". killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. 1 2 Houldon, Sam (5 February 2020). "Higher Power 27 Miles Underwater (2020)". punknews.org. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  18. 1 2 Young, Martyn (24 January 2020). "Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater". Upset Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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