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Rating: The Brothers In Law took their time before making their voices heard again. Three years is indeed a significant period of time in the musical landscape.
"Raise," which continues the recording collaboration with We Were Never Being Boring, marks an evolution in the band's sound, signaling a transition from a monochromatic synthetic winter to a fresh and airy spring night. The sound becomes fuller and richer, thanks also to the addition of a new member (bassist Lorenzo Musto), and the guitars in the overall economy gain more specific weight.
The journey for these Pesaro natives might be reminiscent of that taken by fellow citizens Be Forest (whose guitarist Nicola Lampredi is a member of both bands) in transitioning from a dark album like their debut to their latest "Earthbeat," which revels in dreamier and more enchanting territories.
"Raise" can be seen as a single block of songs creating a unique musical moment among them, with the gateway to this magical world being the enchanting "Oh, Sweet Song," which, after a gentle start, soars high into the sky with a force that takes it out of Earth's orbit. The essence of the project is here.
"All the Weight" breezes by like the wind, lively, while "Middle of Nowhere" surprises with its at the very least quirky and baroque arrangement.
As you continue listening, there is a greater wealth of detail and a good variety, with sudden changes even within the same track, and here I think of "Through the Mirror" or "Life Burns," successful episodes paired with the slow instrumental "Compose (Leaves I)."
A solitary journey in the dark through the depths of one's thoughts that ends after about 32 minutes with "Tear Apart (Leaves II)," which gently lets us off the merry-go-round, while promising us more rounds to discover another dimension.
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