Experimental/Soundtrack: 7328

Experimental/Soundtrack: 7328 - Kerrigan (2017)

75 / 100

Kerrigan feels like the first real creative bloom for 7328.

The new year, new resolutions. That’s roughly the sentiment behind 7328’s next EP, Kerrigan, released at the start of 2017. The update here is the addition of guitar and clearer track titles, no longer just numerical order. How does it turn out?

I thought this would be boring if I had to start with the opening track, but yes, that’s exactly the kind of effective formula that prevents listeners from leaving too soon. 7328 places clean, bright indie/post-rock electric guitar lines in “Caer” and “Caminar,” which brings a sense of new hope. The homemade-indie atmosphere becomes stronger in “Desánimo,” thanks to its first appearance of vocals—also quite promising, though unfortunately too short and not yet conventionally structured. Then there’s an older-style approach again in “Dejar,” with added scratching and samples that seem to come from Avenged Sevenfold—if I’m not misidentifying Matthew Sanders’s voice—but it doesn’t really disrupt the whole flow.

Thus, Kerrigan is a strong new step from 7328 and moves closer toward the type of music I usually enjoy. From this EP, I don’t feel guilty replacing the track from the previous EP in my playlist and switching them with “Caer” and/or “Caminar.”

Also, it’s quite a coincidence that the year 2025 is coming to an end soon, making this EP fitting enough to represent new hopes and resolutions for the next year. May 2026 be better for everyone — and happy ninth anniversary, Kerrigan! And… #prayforsumatra.

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