In the large and still growing re-emergent underground Christian punk scene, False Idle seems to quickly be climbing to the top of the heap. Out of all the good to really good punk albums I listened to 2013, this is probably one of the best. False Idle is not redefining punk as much as doing it very well. The passion in the vocals and playing is very evident in this recording, which is probably what catches my attention the most. I hate punk that just seems to be going through the motions. A few touches of reggae and pop punk here and there as well as some near thrash-crossover choices add some diversity to the album. The acoustic based title song also shows off the acoustic punk side of the band and probably serves as my favorite track. Twelve mostly short tracks makes for one quick full length, but the good news is that there are no real throw away tracks – just an album the starts, rocks your face off, and then takes off before it wears out its welcome.
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