Corella Deliver Arena-Sized Riffs and Raw Emotion on A Beautiful World To Lose
"An album about very real, raw human emotions... A little beauty."
Photo Credit: Charles Agail
Words: David Weddle
Manchester indie rockers Corella's brand new studio album A Beautiful World To Lose drops on Friday and it is a little beauty. The band worked with Grammy-winning producer Jason Perry who has worked with The Molotovs, McFly and Don Broco, all great names and Corella fits right in to that line-up with this, their second album.
The album kicks off with the upbeat, high octane track 'Rewire'. Its infectious energy and impactful riffs get the blood pumping and the toes tapping. Meanwhile the track is held together with hard hitting drum work as frontman Joel Smith more than matches the pace with effortless yet powerful vocals that make for the perfect introduction to the album.
The album shines the spotlight on things that affect everyone like the new single ‘What’s The Use’, which is a rich, dark and incredibly anthemic track with powerful lyricism analysing whether the world’s relentless quest for greatness is worth the pain to get there.
This is a band that has really listened to the world around them and taken everything, good, bad and everything in between, and put all of that emotion in to creating a record. I am sure that there is something in here that everyone, regardless of their background or situation can identify with as it feels like an album about very real, raw human emotions the band have experienced.
'A Beautiful World To Lose' flows so well, with tracks like 'Bitter End' and its heavy, fast paced, in your face fuzzy guitars make way for 'All I Want' that brings you back down off the ceiling with its emotionally charged lyrics that take an open and honest look back on a break up. Corella pick up the pace immediately with the gloriously synth infused 'Jump Scare'.
After all the excitement of 'Wolf' with its crunchy guitar work and the stunning 'Thunder Strike' that keeps that rocky heavy hitting bass going hard, Corella bring the rollercoaster of an album to a close with 'Note To Self' a song that is a Kasabian-esque sing along track with a great hook that will stick around in your head long after it ends, while the lyrics are as emotionally intelligent and thought provoking as the rest of the album. What a great way to top off an album that has more twists and turns than Silverstone.
The album kicks off with the upbeat, high octane track 'Rewire'. Its infectious energy and impactful riffs get the blood pumping and the toes tapping. Meanwhile the track is held together with hard hitting drum work as frontman Joel Smith more than matches the pace with effortless yet powerful vocals that make for the perfect introduction to the album.
The album shines the spotlight on things that affect everyone like the new single ‘What’s The Use’, which is a rich, dark and incredibly anthemic track with powerful lyricism analysing whether the world’s relentless quest for greatness is worth the pain to get there.
This is a band that has really listened to the world around them and taken everything, good, bad and everything in between, and put all of that emotion in to creating a record. I am sure that there is something in here that everyone, regardless of their background or situation can identify with as it feels like an album about very real, raw human emotions the band have experienced.
'A Beautiful World To Lose' flows so well, with tracks like 'Bitter End' and its heavy, fast paced, in your face fuzzy guitars make way for 'All I Want' that brings you back down off the ceiling with its emotionally charged lyrics that take an open and honest look back on a break up. Corella pick up the pace immediately with the gloriously synth infused 'Jump Scare'.
After all the excitement of 'Wolf' with its crunchy guitar work and the stunning 'Thunder Strike' that keeps that rocky heavy hitting bass going hard, Corella bring the rollercoaster of an album to a close with 'Note To Self' a song that is a Kasabian-esque sing along track with a great hook that will stick around in your head long after it ends, while the lyrics are as emotionally intelligent and thought provoking as the rest of the album. What a great way to top off an album that has more twists and turns than Silverstone.
Corella – A Beautiful World To Lose (out September 18th via FLG)
More information at https://www.corellamusic.com
More information at https://www.corellamusic.com