WORDS BY LLOYD WAKELING
The Amazons “How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?”
Released 09/09/22 On Fiction Records
Dotted with simple themes and an anthem guise, the new album from The Amazons, rips a hole in the fabric of complacency and delivers an array of tracks that, one after the other, stamp an indelible footprint on the musical ‘now’.Delivered with a crash-bang-wallop, this album excites and in some ways turns back the clock to a purer, rockier age that preempts the so called modern ‘pop’ song. Entangled amongst its limbs are nuances of production that have steered the very liners that are Coldplay, Elbow and even Bad Company, if I may delicately show my age. Multi layered, yet expertly reined, it feels fresh and designed for a live audience who will appreciate the musicianship of four young men from Reading.It is a third offering from the band, and tells its stories about life and intimacy, with a steady hand, powerful vocals and perfectly aligned harmonies, that tether together, what is an expertly formed and articulate collection of songs. Yes there are anthem themes and ear worm goings on, but it all works as a collective and there is enough subtlety within the lines to create the intimate as well as the arm raised, punch the air noises.As a stand alone piece of work, I genuinely believe that this album will be a favourite amongst the few and the many, because it exudes class and lives openly amongst its contemporaries, so grab a seat and catch a listen, The Amazons are in the room!
TRACK LISTING
1. ‘How Will I Know?’
2. ‘Bloodrush’
3. ‘Say It Again’
4. ‘There’s A Light’
5. ‘Northern Star’
6. ‘Wait For Me’
7. ‘One By One’
8. ‘Ready For Something’
9. ‘For The Night’
10. ‘In The Morning’
11. ‘I’m Not Ready’
Tickets for The Amazons’ 2022 UK and Ireland tour go on general sale at 10am BST next Thursday (March 31) – buy yours here.
The Amazons will play:
OCTOBER
5 – Whelans, Dublin
6 – Limelight 2, Belfast
8 – Academy, Manchester
9 – Rock City, Nottingham
11 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
12 – O2 Academy, Bristol
13 – O2 Academy, Leeds
15 – O2 Institute, Birmingham
16 – SWG3 Galvanisers, Glasgow
17 – Boilershop, Newcastle
19 – UEA, Norwich
20 – Roundhouse, London
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
