Everything including the kitchen sink has been thrown into the production of this album and in a way I think that's part of its charm, no matter how hard you listen, you will not hear a misplaced note on this record.
Whilst many people claim they like to hear a raw-ness in rock music I imagine this is a band with a much heavier sound when they perform live meaning that the album can play to its strengths; thoughtful melodies, deep vocals and well-crafted songs populate 'Fractured Soul'.
Much the same as Coldplay or U2 this album is suited to listening via headphones in a darkened room; taking in the beautifully crafted sounds and layers present in the recordings. The album hints that as a live outfit the band would create a stadium-filling sound and given the ambition with which they have approached their debut album, they deserve to be at that level in the future.
|
Front-man Tommy McArdle's vocal at times reminds me of Neil Diamond in its richness and at other times has a sound of Toploader's Joseph Washbourne or Creed's Scott Stapp and not in a bad way, if we think back to 5 years ago, both Toploader and Creed had a great deal of success, wrote some hugely popular songs and sold millions of records.
Overall this is a great album with huge commercial appeal from a band who deserve to succeed as they're doing something a lot of other people are neglecting to do, they write music for the masses and clearly have fun doing it.
|
