REVIEWS - The Fall of Troy - Doppelgänger (Equal Vision)

Literally, doppelgänger means “look-alike.” Conceptually, the term refers to a sort of ghostly double or “evil twin” - think Fight Club and John Donne. It’s fitting, then, that for The Fall of Troy’s Equal Vision debut, the band chose to revisit a handful of songs that have already appeared on their debut and their demos. But clever titles aside, this album does little more than reconstruct some of the band’s already excellent songs, swapping out the sharp, visceral production of their earlier work and replacing it with some overly-polished harmonies and all-too-slick instrumentation. Is it good? Yes. But is it disappointing? Unfortunately.

- Miles Clements