May is here! I’m currently
swamped with submissions for reviews/Musings. I can’t cover it all, so I came
up with the idea of doing shorter, Rapid Fire Reviews for a good number of
albums that land in my inbox. They’ll be concise and to-the-point. I’ll still
have the Musings columns going, but it’ll be less frequent and reserved for
albums that completely blew me away. There’s also the fact that towards the end
of May until late August, I’ll be devoting less time to the blog for the
duration of the summer. I have a lot on my plate and I want to spend more time
focusing on writing fiction and completing my ongoing Sword & Sorcery short
stories. Have no fear, you’ll still get a couple of Audiobook Showcases, a
handful of Musings throughout the summer, special articles here and there, and
this new feature, Rapid Fire Reviews (RFR), from time to time to shine the
spotlight on some cool new music. So, without further ado, let us begin with
our first band to get the RFR treatment.
They Watch Us from the Moon is a
mouthful for a band name, but they are definitely worth your time. Their debut
album, Cosmic Chronicles, Act I: The
Ascension, is an epic, psychedelic, spacey affair. The two highlights of
the LP for me were the opener, “On the Fields of the Moon”, and the fourth
track, “Creeper AD.” The first song is a stellar track with the twin vocal
assault of the two lead gals: Luna Nemesis and Nova 101001. “Creeper”, which
runs over 10 minutes, is largely instrumental and features superb guitar
playing. Those two songs stood out, but the rest of the LP is pretty awesome.
Cosmic
Chronicles is composed of five melodic sci-fi vignettes
covering a gamut of genres of music for a solid runtime of 44 minutes. The haunting
vocals mixed with the skillset of the musicians make for a remarkable sonic
experience, blending classic elements of prog with modern doom at times. The
space opera theme they’ve got going is seamless throughout and only adds to the
proceedings.
They Watch Us from the Moon on Bandcamp: https://theywatchusfromthemoon.bandcamp.com/music
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