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House Of Heroes
The Acoustic End EP
Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 3 tracks: 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Street Date: April 7, 2009
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After the recent release of their critically acclaimed album The End is Not the End,
House of Heroes have established themselves as one of the most noteworthy alternative rock acts of 2009,
both inside and out of the Christian music scene. With The Acoustic End EP, House of Heroes addresses the increasing
demand for just one more taste of their talents. Of course, if you waited until March 2009 to buy the full release of
The End is Not the End, you already have two-thirds of this EP and The Acoustic End isn't anything new.
The first of three tracks, "New Moon," is a hopeful song of recovery and resilience. The singer feels "the aching of an
old bruise healing," but he will "rise where the new moon glows." "New Moon" takes advantage of subdued
instrumentation to showcase some amazing vocal harmonies. The vocals counterpointing with the rhythm section during the
bridge is particularly catchy.
"Ghost" is a ballad of broken relationships, related in the storytelling format that worked so well for the band on
The End is Not the End. "Ghost" explores the effect of our sin on those we love the most and finally, the emptiness
it leaves in our souls: "I'm gonna fade away..." It's poignant, if a little depressing.
The EP concludes with an acoustic version of "If" from The End is Not the End. While it lacks the dynamic punch of
the full electric version, "If" is well-crafted enough to hold its own even in this stripped-down state. Of course, it's always
fun to hear a bare-bones rendition of a song you've come to love. Once again, the acoustic version gives the vocals a chance to
shine.
All in all, The Acoustic End EP is disappointingly short, but with two great additions to the House of Heroes song
library, and is hopefully enough to hold the fans over until the arrival of the band's Beatles covers EP this summer.
- JfH Reader REVIEW:
Review date: 4/15/09, written by Josh Nixon for Jesusfreakhideout.com
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For those who purchased last year's release of The End Is Not The End and don't care to double dip with the 2009
re-release that boasts two brand new songs, The Acoustic End EP is the solution. While "New Moon" and "Ghost" are
fantastic stripped down acoustic songs in their own right, they don't quite fit as additions to The End Is Not The End.
However, it all makes sense for this EP, along with a tasty unplugged version of "If." Sadly, a stripped down version of "Serial Sleepers"
did not make the digital retail release of this EP (the band gave it away to fans through their email list), while it would have
helped flesh out the slim three-song EP. Still and all, The Acoustic End EP is a fine selection of songs and a nice
way to keep new tunes coming from House Of Heroes.
- 4/16/09, John DiBiase of Jesusfreakhideout.com
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 Record Label: Gotee Records
Album length: 3 tracks: 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Street Date: April 7, 2009
Buy It: iTunes
- New Moon (3:39)
- Ghost (4:42)
- If (Acoustic) (3:06)
+ Digital Booklet - The Acoustic End EP
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