In these times, being alone is more of a consistent struggle, and stepping out onto the street where people who are programmed to get from A to B rapidly takes immense pressure and resolve. You may feel lost in this despair, and you may feel cast aside, but music can pull you back from losing your mind. Brighton band, All Better, make music which resonates in such a large scale, music that may not redefine punk rock, but acts as a crutch, support for the alienated, and the weird ones.  

How To Be Alone isn’t a flash in the pan or a record with one good chord. These chords have been pedantically worked upon, serviced, and put out with a grade a stamp. The melodies also work well, with the band working them into the brash, often loud guitar moments. There are pop punk elements here too, but the record is more on the punk side, crafted by punks, for punks.

By tirelessly working on their muse, it has all come thick and fast for All Better. They’re starting to grow into something bigger, something bolder, and their punk roots are firmly rooted. Every piece of How To Be Alone takes us on a sincere trip through snapshots of memories, good and bad, some that are vivid, and some agonising.

Flutter opens the record with a driven riff and pop punk style vocals. The song describes paradise, and lack of. The chorus is bright and fuelled by self-deprecation. Kicking And Screaming is lyrically intelligent and conveys a fighting spirit dying. The riff conquers here. Dramatics starts with a strum, and then becomes a technical track, offering us a different side to the band. Hypocrisy carries on the intelligent song-writing, featuring some hope, some sort of love.

All Better has crafted a record that stands for something. It may be a negative record in terms of wordplay, but these words are impressively poetic, and the message ultimately points to the outcasts. 

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