Now I personally had high expectations for this album after their debut album “All of White Horizons”. Trying to listen without any hopes after waiting for it’s release would have been impossible, that’s just honesty.
A polish group I would class as “new-romantic gone darkwave”, they definitely have a sound of their own, the vocals of Rafal Tomaszczuk most definitely playing a pivotal role. They conjure dark romantic sounds and imagery in a melodic and powerful electronic hybrid.
What a great set of artwork to begin with.
Upon pressing play I had to wait until the second track, “Brothers” before I was captured. There it was, the finely crafted web of tuneful emotion that Rafal and the band creates. The first track, “Aspetto Solo Te”, displays great vocal ability, but the hook that had me listening intently and put at peace the expectations I had from these guys, came on track 2.
Initially these were my thoughts, however going back and re-listening as I did many times, the opening track grew on me quickly.
The rest of the album was as great as I expected, they have progressed in this next album, the music has matured, but it is still without question : Agonised By Love. We are transported by their 12 dark spells into a world where we feel every emotion we ever felt on a new level of intensity. A definite must-have album if you liked the first release and even if you don’t own it, this one will make a fan out of you.
http://www.myspace.com/agonisedbylove
http://www.agonisedbylove.art.pl (Official site – hates Safari)
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