Genres are imperfect, and the label of "post-hardcore" betrays Toronto punk quartet Greys more than it helps them. The term implies too many post-Refused quirks that went sour in practice over the last 15 years, and none of that need burden this band or this record. Greys are fundamentally uncomplicated with the caveat that they're not going to constrain themselves to by-the-books hardcore. They foreshadow some cool future directions on this record but don't yet go down that road. That's entirely different than whatever post-hardcore supposedly means these days. There's a certain elegance to If Anything..(more)
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