Vanilla Sky
Waiting For Something

The choice of music based on vital and natural biorhythms.
 
I've always thought this way. It's no coincidence that during this period I've rediscovered so many "summer" albums that I hadn't listened to in a while, after all, summer is around the corner.

Among these, I came across Vanilla Sky some time ago, the Roman pop-punk band, whose "Changes" I appreciated back then, then leaving the rest aside.
And now it's time to pick up "Waiting for something," where it all started... or almost, given the EP!

This genre is something you either love or hate, one might say. But there are also shades of color and tolerance for the melodies. The strength of this album lies in having accessible melodies and choruses you can memorize after a few listens, but compared to other similar releases, it boasts a production and sounds that are not plastic and annoying. Certainly not a minimalist album, but far from being coated in glaze during production, also due to the good work of Wynona. In short, an album to be listened to again and again without getting tired.

The album opens with their flagship "Distance" which vaguely in its riff recalls another song, whose identity I leave for you to discover.

But the best is yet to come: "In your words," "Unfriend" vigorous in the verses only to slow down at the choruses, the melodic hardcore of the tasty "Wait for the sun" that dares a brief screaming passage on the bridge, the sweetness of "Looking for memories," the violins, the acoustic guitars, and the romantic atmospheres of "Broken Car" and the rhythm changes of "The point," probably the best. It all closes with an experiment, if it can be called that, "Ghost track" where Vanilla Sky dares more, pushing beyond the pop-punk barrier and inserting a harsher voice and metallic guitar nuances.

A smashing debut from these now (former) twenty-year-olds, now grown but who haven't lost the habit over the years of writing immediate and fun songs.