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Rating: Halfway between the fairy tale settings of L. Carrol and the dreamlike atmospheres of Tim Burton, the Canadians The Birthday Massacre return with their new "Walking With Strangers," released by the German label Repo Records.
The Canadian band, now reaching their third album, presents a charming lady behind the microphone but (luckily for us) doesn't serve the usual gothic metal soup in the "Little Red Riding Hood VS Big Bad Wolf" style nor another carbon copy of the numerous Evanescence and/or Nightwish, which frankly nobody needs anymore...
What you will find in this album with its shadowy violet hues is instead a sound that skillfully combines the guitar harmonies of gothic-rock with danceable rhythms of industrial/synth-pop, wrapping everything in a dark-new wave patina over which stands the ethereal and sensual voice of frontwoman Kibi, a sort of Alice lost, not in Wonderland, but in the world of Nightmare Before Christmas.
Musically speaking, the proposal of the six Canadians reminded me of that of the Italian Love Crave or a female version of the Romans Dope Stars Inc after an overdose of the 18 volumes "One Shot '80"... If you are fans of the aforementioned bands, you already understand what I am talking about, otherwise, the advice I feel like giving you is to run and listen to songs like Kill the Lights, Falling Down, Unfamiliar or Walking with Strangers, highlights of an album that, apart from the overly sentimental Movie placed at the end, doesn't register any drop in tension throughout its 48-minute duration.
Canada once again confirms itself as a land rich in musical talent, and this new work by the band originating from Toronto only confirms this: 12 synth-rock gems that will move you and draw a bitter smile from you worthy of the best Jack Skellington!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Looking Glass (04:25)
Waiting, as I�m wanting to. Speaking, as I�m spoken to. Changing to your point of view Fading as I follow you A boyish notion of false emotion These words are spoken, despite my love A fool�s devotion was set in my motion My eyes are open now It�s a glass cage so I can�t pretend You hide beneath the physical I see it coming but I can�t defend You cut so deep, my belief is gone Tell me what I want to say Save me for another day Break me. It�s the game you play. Hate me as I turn away
08 Remember Me (04:07)
It's safe to say I'm lonely now
A place called home
Is just a memory away
I know I've done this all before
A thousand silent voices
Begging me to stay
Apologies all left unsaid
Secrets better left unspoken
Dreams are slowly put to bed
Rumors stirred and reawoken
If I try to get away
How long until I'm free
And if I don't come back here
Will you remember me?
It's safe to say I'm nothing now
It's all so quiet but I
Can't forget the sound
A thousand voices call my name
A thousand hands that
Pull me back down to the ground
I turn away from what you are
Denying all that you have given
I find a place that's safe and far
In time all will be forgiven
If I try to get away
How long until I'm free
And if I don't come back here
Will you remember me?
09 To Die For (05:05)
Tighten your tie boy
You're something to die for
But don't hold your breath now
You're just killing time
Tonight you can dream boy
Imagine a whisper
If you can keep secrets
Then I'll tell you mine
Remember a promise you couldn't hold on to
Though it brings me to tears now I need you to know
Look in my eyes boy
Nothing like yours now
It seems that a lifetime
Is passing us by
So open your eyes...
This is forever but it won't last long
This is a memory that fades away in neverending
In the death of all that's long been said and done before
We'll wish that we were something more
Stop wasting time boy
You're late all your life boy
They won't have the patience
For someone like you
Your memory's fading
I'll love you forever
I'll try to remember
I'll try to hold on
You're standing alone boy
Waiting for dreams boy
Waiting for something
To make them come true
Don't ever leave boy
I'd miss you too much boy
I'll never forget you
As long as I'm here
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