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Reviewer: David Weddle
London four piece prog rock band, Another Sky is back with their sophomore album, 'Beach Day'.
Their debut album 'I Slept On the Floor' received high praise on its release back in 2020, so 'Beach Day' has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, this is a band that knows exactly what they are doing when it comes to creating great music.
Shining a spotlight on aspects of our modern day existence is a theme that runs right through the album; for example, 'A Feeling', with the line 'She thinks she has facts, well I've got a feeling." says it all about today's attitude towards the world around us.
"Uh-Oh" is an interesting one, it is catchy but harrowing lyrically, with anger and frustration seeming to manifest in what sounds like a passively aggressive line: "Don't fall in the Thames on your way home.".
'I Never Had Control Anyway' gives us a stunning vocal set against rousing instrumentals, creating a wall of sound that took the focus of my ear from the lyrics to the overall sound of the track, which is pretty epic.
Catrin Vincent's vocals on the album are incredible, with a distinctive voice that is very much at the heart of the Another Sky sound. As a unit, the band sounds so tight, with each element complementing the next, bouncing off each other in a playful way. Like in the lead single 'Psychopath', you just know that this will be a fun song to play, and the band definitely put that playful energy into the overall sound, despite the subject of the song being on the dark side.
'Beach Day' is an album that is unafraid to tackle difficult issues and crams a full range of human emotions into it, from anger and self reflection to sadness, frustration and an overwhelming sense that we aren't really in control of things. A complex album that is easy to listen to is no mean feat, but Another Sky has managed to do just that. It is edgy at times, but has no rough edges. This is a real gem of an album.
Their debut album 'I Slept On the Floor' received high praise on its release back in 2020, so 'Beach Day' has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, this is a band that knows exactly what they are doing when it comes to creating great music.
Shining a spotlight on aspects of our modern day existence is a theme that runs right through the album; for example, 'A Feeling', with the line 'She thinks she has facts, well I've got a feeling." says it all about today's attitude towards the world around us.
"Uh-Oh" is an interesting one, it is catchy but harrowing lyrically, with anger and frustration seeming to manifest in what sounds like a passively aggressive line: "Don't fall in the Thames on your way home.".
'I Never Had Control Anyway' gives us a stunning vocal set against rousing instrumentals, creating a wall of sound that took the focus of my ear from the lyrics to the overall sound of the track, which is pretty epic.
Catrin Vincent's vocals on the album are incredible, with a distinctive voice that is very much at the heart of the Another Sky sound. As a unit, the band sounds so tight, with each element complementing the next, bouncing off each other in a playful way. Like in the lead single 'Psychopath', you just know that this will be a fun song to play, and the band definitely put that playful energy into the overall sound, despite the subject of the song being on the dark side.
'Beach Day' is an album that is unafraid to tackle difficult issues and crams a full range of human emotions into it, from anger and self reflection to sadness, frustration and an overwhelming sense that we aren't really in control of things. A complex album that is easy to listen to is no mean feat, but Another Sky has managed to do just that. It is edgy at times, but has no rough edges. This is a real gem of an album.
Another Sky New Album Beach Day Is Out On 1st March via Fiction Records