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Oak

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4 stars Norwegian band OAK was formed in 2013, and has their base of operation in Oslo. They released their debut album "Lighthouse" as a digital album in 2013. This album was later picked up by the Norwegian label Apollon Records and was officially released on CD in 2016.

Oak's brand of progressive rock is one that ideally should have a fairly broad reach. The careful compositions aren't too far away from a band like Gazpacho in style, while the few harder edged ones take on more of a Porcupine Tree oriented sound. Those who know and treasure the material of both those bands should probably take note of this CD, as my guess is that the greater majority of them will find this record to be an interesting one.

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3 stars After my interest for this band had been awakened with listening to QRoC (their third), I tried their former music, to check how they got this high without me noticing. This debut definitively renders what they're capable of. Especially the 'first half' of the album has some nice melodies, with Munich above all. They're playing with multiple voices, of course with the center role for the lead singer, who has an broad vocal range. Drums, piano, guitars - they're gently giving each other way, but know also how to accumulate all. The variation in scenes & themes makes the threshold higher for starters, but when you're persistent, you'll have a treasure added to your collection.
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