Redeem - 999
A modern day arena rock band, who apparently - judging by opener, 'Lost' - explore no new territory and aim at no new targets.
Redeem are content to ape current giants like the Killers, Coldplay and the Kings Of Leon.
That said, the hushed, ominous vocals tones that announce the opening of the album's standout track, 'Promises' and of closer 'Letter To A Friend' suggest an homage to Bowie, c.'Berlin'.
But it soon morphs into something more contemporary, by rewriting several pages from the book of great American contemporary melodic rock, as authored by bands like Nickelback and 3 Doors Down.
 
All that said, you can hear Redeem's love of the genre. There's a real cinematic feel to the monochrome 'Adore' and 'Broken'. Both are epic in scope, with ringing, Edge like guitars and big, brooding, stadium filling choruses.
Equally, 'Gravity' and 'One Of These days' are large and looming, moving from dark lows to dramatic peaks, driven by a melancholy undertow and sky high ambition.
 
But maybe, just maybe, album standout would be 'Micro Suicide', it comes at the listener from an unexpected angle - a song with a spooky, ghostly feel despite the up tempo pacing. Stephano Paolucci's voice cuts through the surging guitars and clashing cymbals, and the song peaks with the haunting sonic complexity of the tracks' middle eight.
 
Despite that highpoint, '999' may not then be the one, but there are enough moments among the strums, the stomps and the stadium strut to suggest this band has a future.

Written by Brian
Saturday, June 18, 2011
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Released by
Rockville Music - 2011

Tracklisting
Lost
Promises
Come Speak To Me
Broken
Drowning
Adore
Gravity
One Of These days
The Lesson
Micro Suicide
Mrs Green
Letter To A Friend


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