With modernistic inclusion of the odd sample and a modicum of programming, Highroad No.28 add fuel to the already fiercely burning rock fire. A beautifully weighted balladic rock album is the end result of all their innovation and thoughtfulness!
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With modernistic inclusion of the odd sample and a modicum of programming, Highroad No.28 add fuel to the already fiercely burning rock fire. A beautifully weighted balladic rock album is the end result of all their innovation and thoughtfulness!
This is a mighty hefty chunk of music with fifteen great tracks to get yer head around. And, Highroad No.28 keep the interest high with great smatterings of electric light and shade, cadence and cascade, drama and sensitivity. Well crafted songs that sit astride indie and more conventional rock.
'Stumbling To Divinity' is lovingly assembled and thoughtfully laid out; the running order leaves me unsure at times just which track I'm listening to - did the last one really end just now? Now, I'm not suggesting that the tracks are very samey, not at all, it's just that Highroad No.28's music is pretty compelling and I've tended not to even notice the short silence between tracks, so absorbed was I with listening intently to the superbly distinguished instrumentation and its dynamic separation. Distorted guitars jangle, weave and fret around the beautifully proportioned and crystal clear vocals as the wonderfully 'pointed' drums and superbly weighted bass throb and thump with unity and drive. The songs occasionally remind me of Keane's work; 'strings' and 'things' filling voids to enhance and bolster the overall sound but Highroad No.28 cleverly never let the 'samples' run the show.
'With 'Stumbling To Divinity', Highroad No.28 have ripped up a very impressive album of fine songs. With quite a lot going on behind the voices, it would've been easy to let things get over-cluttered but that's not the case at all - the levels are just so, the mix is cock-on, the overall sound is full but never cramped, big but never obese - pleasantly plump is perhaps how I'd describe Highroad No.28's music - pleasantly plump and contented!! This is Highroad No.28's second full-blown album and the thoughtful work they've put into its gestation and delivery has been well worth every minute of their creative time. 'Stumbling To Divinity' by Highroad No.28 is a well crafted, stunningly thought out album that's enjoyable, absorbing and pretty damn compelling.
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