Clockwork Noise – Yes and No and Everything In Between
I’m sure Clockwork Noise have admittedly taken some time (no pun intended) in getting a follow up to the debut album If I wanted, I could, but it seems to be worth the wait. A voice suiting classic American Prog-Punk mixed with a band suited to playing National Concert Halls makes this album the easiest to listen to time and time again.
Imagine a softly enunciated Daryl Palumbo (sorry Glassjaw fans) in a band spanning genres worth listening to well past the age of seventeen…. This is quite apparent in the probable track to look out for Egoeccentric. A brilliantly mixed, refreshingly funky and upbeat yet relaxing album, this is a statement of what is still to come from a band with all the talent and drive needed to succeed. Very much looking forward to the third installment. ****
Channel One – Sound To light
Another band trying to leap that defying hurdle of a new album release, Channel Ones attempt has left them in the clouds, as they truly surpassed expectation. Sound to Light has the makings of superiority in its rock/electronica division, yet speaks humbly as a follow up to previous records. Every song seems to create a landscape to further encapsulate you until the end, which seems to arrive instantly. So much so that you may replay Sound and Light many times to fully appreciate its depth. And to undermine my own previous comment, if Simon and Garfunkel were a modern Electronic rock band, this is what the soundtrack to The Graduate would sound like. ****
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