Andross - Asleep In The Deep End
ANDROSS RELEASE LUSCIOUS ‘ASLEEP IN THE DEEP END’
From Philly, pop-punk outfit Andross recently released a new album, entitled Asleep In The Deep End.
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Produced by Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard), the LP was recorded at The Lumberyard in Hammonton, New Jersey. The band’s previous releases include Recidivist and These Are The Giants We Know.
Andross is made up of Tim Balch (vocals, guitar), Chris Waters (guitar, backing vocals), Drew Grahn (bass, backing vocals), and Tom Brucker (drums, percussion). Guests appearing on the album are Billy Zee and Lexi Rama, with cover photo by Amanda Landis.
Formed in 2011, the band describes their sound, saying, “We play a high energy mix of early 2000's-era Melodic Post-Hardcore, reminiscent of Coheed and Cambria, with emo revival sounds à la Title Fight, and Balance and Composure.”
Asleep In The Deep End comprises seven-tracks, beginning with “Mercenary,” opening on strident guitars flowing into a tight melody with layers of light and muscular colors. Balch’s voice, almost sweet and melodic initially, mousses with more visceral tang on the chorus. The backing harmonies are excellent, glowing with rounded luminous tones.
Andross has it going on, pushing out finessed, sophisticated pop-punk nuanced by coruscating textures and the yummy voice of Tim Balch.
Highlights include “Bathed In The Blood,” which travels on glittering tones atop surging guitars, and then segues to a thrumming melody rife with potent guitars on the chorus. The gleaming textures on the verses infuse the tune with tantalizing hues, while brawny tones up the game as the music progresses. The pre-climax of the tune delivers enticing surface colors, along with a delectable ghostly flow.
The title track’s intro features a cool crunching drum shuffle topped by remote radiant guitars, as Balch’s high sweet voice imbues the lyrics with sumptuous sonority.
“Call it the sun, call it oblivion / Call it a lust for gold / I needed something warm to / Ignite this cold in my bones / We were two ships passing in the night / Without a restful soul / Summers always burn into ash / Before they go.”
Opening on quasi-classical tones, the last track, “Shutters,” flows into a shimmering pop-punk melody chock-full of emo aromas. Balch’s scrumptious voice makes this track, perhaps, the best on the LP.
Andross has it going on, pushing out finessed, sophisticated pop-punk nuanced by coruscating textures and the yummy voice of Tim Balch.
