Into
the Unknown
Out of
the Shadows
Vigilante
Records
Into
the Unknown’s debut release will propel this band much further than their album
title suggests. It’s a bold platter of
rock solid songs that contains new wave riffs, rock fretwork and beguiling vocals
from Lucie Hölzlová. Like Siouxsie Sioux
and Karen O, she creates her own musical niche.
The album opens with a cover of Don’t Pay the Ferryman, that banishes
not only De Burgh’s original version into oblivion but also eclipses Lionheart’s
version on their album earlier this year.
The band rock using walls of sound, fuzzy guitars, accomplished lead and
engrossing vocals. Two power ballads,
Someone Like You (no, not Adele’s misery) and Breaking My Heart, are sensibly
spaced apart on tracks six and nine, and the latter I discovered can also be
viewed on a well-known channel, along with a short trailer for the album. A clothed(!) cover of Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking
Ball is another highlight. Nothing shows
the ambition of the band better than the thirteen minute closer, Demons and
Angels that is certain to become a crowd favourite as the band move shortly to
live shows. See you there!
NE
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