BRAVO

I was not really impressed with the first EP from the band (you can read my review of it for more details if you like). Six out of the seven songs featured there are taken over into this album: the only one to have been dropped is Delete Home which one of my fave together with Sea Of Tranquillity.

The added tracks are the excellent opener Desert which has a definite Muse taste, especially in the vocals but not only. It starts with some Spanish acoustic guitar (maybe to justify their name Gazpacho). It is kicking out nicely and surpassed any of their tracks from Get It While It's Cold. It is a great start for this album and by far my favourite song from this album.

There are very little differences between the tracks released on their previous EP and the versions available on this debut album. Still, Nemo is another good song which is heading the same Muse direction again. The music gets heavier during a short instrumental part but it is mainly a melodic pop song. But it is a good one.

California is another one of the new songs available and it follows the same pattern as Nemo but in a more dynamic way. These additions are really helpful since they break the mellowish aspects of their work (Sea Of Tranquillity, Sun God, or Bravo).

It is all the same about Mesmer which is on the heavy side. But it is less inspired and noisier. To overcome this, the melodic and plaintive Novgorod does its job even if the sampling background sounds are not so welcome.

This full release is slightly better than their initial EP, mainly thanks to a couple of great songs. Three stars.