The Devil You Know by Protect Your Heart

Welcome/welcome back to the blog! Today, I don’t think it will shock anybody that we are here and talking about The Devil You Know by our lovely, wonderful mates in Protect Your Heart. If you’re not new round here, then you will know, that there are very few bands I love more than Protect Your Heart, and I am very honoured to be a part of the PYH family (and Bella is a PYH pup according to Matty). And whilst, I can actually say that I consider these lovely lads my pals, and I owe them a lot, as they’re not just another band I work with, they truly are pals of mine as Matty likes to remind me. I’m always honest in my reviews of their music, and if I sing their praise, it’s because I truly do wholeheartedly believe it.

Last week, the boys returned with their latest single, and it slaps. This is a tune! Does it give my few holy grail tracks a run for their money? Not really. However, it definitely gives some other tracks a run for their money, and I’d put it in my top 50% of PYH tracks, which says something because every single one I love with my whole heart.

This track has the classic Protect Your Heart sound that we’ve come to know, it’s not one of their heavier tracks, nor is it one of their lightest tracks. It’s in the middle. There are some rough vocals in the track, Mauricio on drums is a standout part of this track. However, all of the boys work so well together, and complement one another on this track, and all their other tracks.

My favourite part of this track, is the fact, everybody knows I’m a sucker for a good tempo change, and Protect Your Heart understood the assignment for a good tempo change. The bridge on this track, leads to a decent, dramatic tempo change. And it was in that moment that I realised this track would have a hold over me for that part alone. Yes, I love the entire track as whole, and when I was writing my first impressions for Matty (which I do for every release) I was talking about how I loved the track, and then as soon as the tempo change hit, I genuinely had to pick my jaw up. It wasn’t just a metaphorical jaw dropping moment, no, I genuinely dropped my jaw. It was surreal. And I’m still blown away by the track when it gets to that part.

As I say, I love the track as a whole, it’s a great track, and one that I love so much, and the energy on this track just gives me so much serotonin. Every time I somewhat fall out of love with music, Protect Your Heart always remind me why I do still love music. This is such an incredible track and one that I really do love. I’d highly recommend going and giving it a listen, because Matty, Kean, Mauricio, Anthony and Jake have knocked it out the park with this one. Whilst, yes, it doesn’t beat Close To You, Last to Love You or Embers, it definitely gives the likes of Fireproof and Ghosts a run for their money. This track met all my expectations, and even exceeded them, which I constantly wonder how that’s possible because I have such high expectations for the boys, and there are very few bands that hit the mark like this lovely lot do. And, when I say that, I don’t just mean in underground bands, I mean in general. Everyone knows that Protect Your Heart has a chokehold on me for the pure fact that they are so incredibly talented and just constantly kill it. They’re hard to beat, and if there were 5 bands I had to pick to listen to for the rest of my life, or to showcase the music I love the most, then Protect Your Heart is probably going to be the first band that I name on that list. I genuinely, love them so much. They’re surreal.

I think by this point, it would surprise nobody that I am happily giving The Devil You Know a solid 5 out of 5 lemons, seriously, do not sleep on the boys or this track. Go and some them the love they well and truly deserve. I will never stop singing my praise for my pals, because they genuienly are just such a surreal band, and if you just give a bit of time to listen to their discography you will see why I put them on such a pedestal, why I love them to the extent that I do, so please, go check The Devil You Know out, and give the boys some much deserved love and support.

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