DARK ANGEL

Delightful sophmore realease from this outstanding group. Their debut CD was good, but this one is quite superior, showing a greater maturity and songwriting skill. I´m just sorry that excellent singer Rachel Jones does not sing more, but the other two guys do an excellent vocal job too. Each one has a very distinctive voice and still they manage to come up with some great harmonies. The instrumental parts are also good, with some fine dual guitar work, brilliant bass, good drums and tasteful keyboards.

My only complaint about this CD is the fact that I found it to be a little short for my taste. You´ll find yourself keep longing for more every time it is over (actually at 49 minutes it is so good it actually sounds shorter than it really is). The first track have some heavy guitar riffing, but most of the time the sound is softer, with excellent instrumental and vocal arrangements all over. With no fillers and an excellent production job, it is hard to point some highlight but songs like Sharp Sea, Breaking The 4th Wall and How Far To Fall are brilliant crossover prog anthems that will please anyone who likes good, melodic and elaborated music. Four stars.