Then Me Without You comes with the sentiment of a relationship coming to an end.
The track sonically illustrates the ebb and flow of mental health exquisitely yet leaves several opportunities for the song to finish before its five-minute run time. “ These shadows won’t let me be” Moss cries as the track opens into the duality of motivation but having the black dog stalking us as we look to that brighter side of life. Make It Out Alive is a rousing number which motivates us to push through the dark times in our lives. While purely a track listing issue, the decision to place two ballads, Make It Out Alive and Me Without You, one after the other grinds proceedings to a halt. Keiron Conroy’s bass is hugely prevalent in the verses which add to the shift in dynamic the female backing vocals have created.Īs with all forms of study there are bound to be some wobbly results. While these two tracks sound similar in places, the band are keen to build upon the alchemy they’ve started. Though the more things change, the more they stay the same as Davis’ warm toned solo comes at a predictable yet satisfying time.įeeding into The Devil You Know, it doesn’t take long to notice STONE BROKEN have their core sound and they want to stick to it. With bigger effects on Chris Davis’ guitars and adding various melodic lilts in the background as the song goes on, the soundscape is well and truly explored. STONE BROKEN’s mission statement was to expand their sonic repertoire and Black Sunrise has them doing just that. “ It’s so hard to pretend” Rich Moss states at the end of the first chorus, the isolation of the vocal track pricks our empathetic attention. Haycock’s drums sound bigger than ever, an ample bed for “ a broken dream so hollow”. The song dwells within dark broodiness akin to early THREE DAYS GRACE.
With an 11 strong track list, the English crew have a vast playground before them in which to explore.īlack Sunrise brings about this dawning of a new age for STONE BROKEN. Revelation also has STONE BROKEN introducing electronic elements into their strait-laced rock sound. The follow-up to Ain’t Always Easy (2018) features drummer Robyn Haycock stepping up to the plate to fulfil a larger duty in backing vocals.
When is a band expected to have found their sound? Is there ever room for experimentation or is it something to be shied away from? With their third full-length album, Revelation, STONE BROKEN hope to prove experimentation can only be a good thing, if not vital for a band to find who they are within themselves.
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