Neatly-packed as ten original tracks with a fiercely anthemic opener, With Friends & Imperfections is a classic rock album at its core, but offers a fresh leading character, an often hyper sense of pace, and a series of unexpected stories.
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An elusive Signs of Paradise keep things exclusively about the music – a refreshing quality, and one that shines beautifully throughout the humble and catchy indie-rock collection that is their self-titled album.
A phenomenal collection of electronic dance tracks and genre-fusing originals, recapturing the essence and freedom of purposeful production, whilst leading with a unique and intoxicating level of both realism and strict numbers-based creative craftwork.
Brilliantly creative design and an unprecedented fusion of traits creates a contrasted realm of both intensity and calm – tehnik carves out an unignorable lane in hardtekk and hardcore dance, with the beautiful yet aptly titled Chaos.
Edwin Pope recaptures the essence of Faith, with creativity and talent united under an original blanket of melody and movement. By Faith is a sublime project, from an artist with a fearless commitment to Faith and to the joyful togetherness of making music.
Jake Edwards and Kid Piccolo make up the Nu-er Metal act Human I Was, a creatively poignant and conceptually provocative act, with equal parts ambient and intense layers of expression all devoted to a single story.
Conceptually personal in its intimacy and contemplation, there’s something also quite familiar about these reflections and ideas – as well as about the instrumental build. We approach the mid-section and the track switches gears entirely – a new leading riff, a clear vocal passion and grit, and an overall sense of sudden hard-rock inspiration to really bring home the changing emotions of the song.
A stunning example of the songwriting and musicianship, the vocal prowess, that Robert Tepper effortlessly presents – Time Just This Time is a catchy yet unconfined and timeless hit, a reverb-kissed ode to a simpler era in music, but a powerful and cinematic gem in its own right. Beautifully done.
A progressive journey but one well-rooted by the unmistakable vocal hook and character found throughout, Symmetry is perhaps Coda Nova’s most ambitious track yet, a quirky exploration of particle physicists who find themselves in deep water, and an instrumental explosion that’s immense; but the band have mastered that process
Get inspired and awakened, feel better about your day, and be prepared for more than a few sneaky earworms. Mind 3cho celebrates the wonders of the world, through fantastic songwriting and often sublime lyrical prowess, with this unique roller-coaster of an EP.
Featuring the additional talents of Rick del Castillo, Hello Houston is an upbeat earworm at its core – a timeless kind of Bruce Springsteen-inspired ode to the melodic and distorted passion of rock from a simpler era.
Following the simple strum of largely just two chords rising and falling, as well as some humble backing vocals when the energy grows, Icarus builds up unexpectedly after these opening folk-pop moments. The resounding chorus is distinctly catchy, “oh I know, I know, I know” appearing with volume and fluidity; a nostalgic nineties-esque twist that quickly elevates the entire sound and memorable style of the track.