Frank Iero and the Future Violents - Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place

Granted, the eighteen months since the release of Frank Iero’s previous solo album ‘Barriers’ haven’t quite gone to plan for any of us, but if there’s one positive to emerge from the postponed My Chemical Romance reunion, though, it’s the brief dive into chaos that is Frank’s new EP. Very much a tale of two halves, ‘Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place’ showcases two distinctly different sides to his musical personality. While opening tracks ‘Violence’ and ‘Sewer Wolf’ are bludgeoning, ferocious offerings that slot alongside his previous hardcore-laced brand of punk, they’re juxtaposed by an altogether more fragile second act. A tender cover of REM’s ‘Losing My Religion’ gives way to the soaring ‘Record Ender’, offering up a poignant, powerful note to end on.