Wednesday 10 September 2014

If you'll be the sky. Then I will be the bird...

Artist: Lonely The Brave
Album: The Day's War
Release: 01.09.2014
Label: Hassle Records
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Trick Of The Light
3. Backroads
4. Islands
5. Dinosaurs
6. Deserter
7. Untitled
8. Kings Of The Mountain
                                                                            9. Victory Line
                                                                          10. Black Saucers
                                                                          11. The Blue, The Green
                                                                          12. The Day's War
                                                                          13. Call Of Horses
                                                                          14. Outro

It has been very quiet for the almost half a year here in my review blog. I am so ashamed for not making any posts for a while and for that I apologize. But I will try to concentrate also on this side to review records that interest me.

One of the most promising rock bands of this decade actually released their debut album this month. Lonely The Brave has a really interesting sound that might help the anthemic rock to find its way back into the ears of every listener.

The Day's War is a really beautiful record. After the floating "Intro" you get the ravishing single "Trick Of The Light" which almost breaks your speakers with its bashing chorus and beautiful melodies. And after that it is a strong flow of great powerful anthem songs that make you reminish the best summer days of your life. Songs to put out there would be the Springsteen rock filled "Backroads" and the beautiful and etheric ending song "Call Of Horses".

While the band plays very well together and the mixing is so balanced you must lift your hat for the guitarist duo Mark Trotter and Ross Smithwick who play so well together filling each others melodies and pushing each other to different atmospheres with different kind of pedals and effects.

Singer David Jakes is a refreshing difference to the normal rock singer catalogue and pushes himself perfectly along side the bashing band without giving them time to breath and take control. The lyrics go from the graving mistake you have done in your life " Trick Of The Light" passing through the swimmers who drown in their sins " Deserter" and ends to the reminiscing of the old times " Call Of Horses". The poetic style of the lyrics are captivating and very interesting to read and listen to while Jakes sings with everything his got.

The Day's War is an album that you should not miss. It is an album that will stay with you forever and will play in your stereos for years to come. Lonely The Brave show that rock music is not dead and there is still a possibility for bands to make the music they have always wanted to do. As David Jakes in Victory Line " As the stars realign, you said man this should last forever" I wish that to be true. I really wish that.

5/5

- Niklas Aaltio

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