Sing.Rock.Rhythm.Beats. is a solid album from a band following the same path that groups such as Quicksand and Helmet helped pioneer in the early '90s. To Align's credit, the music feels less like blatant plagiarism and actually merits recognition for adeptly conveying the fine line between hardcore and indie rock. John McEwen's prominent bass presence keeps the album at a constant pace, always invading every moment of the album with low-end charisma uncommon for bands of this ilk. Jeremy Jessen's remarkably catchy vocalization forces the listener to pay attention to what Align so assuredly creates, and the way he can alter from an almost poppy singing voice to perky screaming is hard to resist. "Big Brother Primo" even takes time out for a guitar solo, which at first feels unnatural for a post-hardcore quartet such as Align, yet is kept relatively short and sweet. The more aggressive "Simple Suggestion" could easily become a scene anthem, and once again Jessen's eerily hypnotic melodies ensnare you, at least until the blistering hardcore screams that sum up the last minute of the song. "Spent" kicks off sounding like a rough garage recording, yet evolves into one of the album's best songs, while also happening to be the closest Align comes to sounding like Helmet, a group these four men certainly were influenced by. Throughout Sing.Rock.Rhythm.Beats. there is a vaguely mainstream texture that alludes to Align finding possible commercial success with future releases, and the bandmembers' balance of this pop feel with determined independent dedication to their craft makes for quite an enjoyable album.