By: Anthony Firmin
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 15/11/2015
Label: Independent
Overall, this is a prog album on another level altogether, the songs sweep and soar like a warm breeze on a summer day making you glow and feel wonderful inside. Every song is perfect in its own way.
“Our Oceans” CD//DD track listing:
1. What If
2. Tangled
3. Precarious
4. Lioness'Sunrise
5. Am I Still Here?
6. lluminate
7. Turquoise
8. Let Me
9. Reawaken
2. Tangled
3. Precarious
4. Lioness'
5. Am I Still Here?
6. lluminate
7. Turquoise
8. Let Me
9. Reawaken
The Review:
Every so often an album hits you and makes you think “is this the perfect album?” Our Oceans may well have produced that perfect album.
What is most striking about the album is the feeling of space each song has. The music is like the oceans, it ebbs and flows wonderfully with Tymon’s vocals surfing above sounding eerily like Jeff Buckley. Everything is subtle. Everything is considered. From the drum sound, gently adding the backbone to the songs; the dreamy fretless bass from Robin which immediately reminds one of Japan
The music though soothing and warming as it is, is in complete contrast to the lyrics on the album. The songs themselves are a mix of loss, self-questioning, wondering, pain and reflection, as Tymon searches his soul and questions the eternal question of life. The lyrics are pure poerty, simple but sung slowly and soulfully.
Overall, this is a prog album on another level altogether. As the songs sweep and soar like a warm breeze on a summer day making you glow and feel wonderful inside. Every song is perfect in its own way.
