Album Review: Wait For The Morning

Time for a little bit of a review folks .. this time it’s on Sound The Ocean‘s brand new album Wait For The Morning.

Now to be honest, this ones outside my normal listening scope – I tend to always lean my tastes towards fast paced high energy rock, or even a touch of pop, but this is definitely a bit different – in a good way.

My initial thought would be to describe it as easy listening, but I don’t think that’s a fair and accurate description of them either. Their website likens them to Coldplay amongst a few other bands, but I personally feel that they are a far better band than Coldplay. Their songs are more intricately written with better construction, and to me they have far better hooks, and they almost soothe your soul.

I had to stop and check out who the members are in the band because I honestly thought I could hear Bruce Conlon singing for them (remember that guy from Eight?? .. one of my favourite Kiwi singers ever). Then I thought it might have been members from Atlas, but then I changed my mind and thought it might have been some of Jason Kerrison’s solo work.

Whilst I describe their music to be laid back and soul soothing, when you actually drill down, you hear a very professionally mixed album in which each instrumental line and vocal line is incredibly well crafted. The drums are powerful enough to drive the songs, but delicate enough to sit in the background. The bass lines are solid enough to be there, but not enough to ‘be heard’. Everything has its place, and everything sits exactly where it should in the mix perfectly.

I enjoyed the album far more than I was expecting to, and I believe that you probably will too. If you are a fan of any of the bands I have listed above, I would recommend having a listen – particularly on a long drive as the music will receive the most justice if you listen to it from start to finish … even with a nice glass of pinot on a Saturday afternoon in the sun.

Check out http://www.soundtheocean.com/ for more details.