LUCID FLY - review added 19th June 2009
Album Review: The Escape Stage EP (2009)
For fans of: Prog Rock... and modern sounding female-fronted bands
The oddly named Lucid Fly is a female-fronted band playing modern rock in the vein of Nightwish and Within Temptation. They boast fewer symphonic dalliances but a thick smear of prog that would do the 70's proud.
The band was formed in Orlando, Florida and released a debut EP entitled "Adapting to Gravity" in 2005. Now relocated to Los Angeles, the band consists of Nikki Layne on vocals, Doug Mecca on guitar, Go Nakabayashi on bass and Aaron Ficca on drums.
The Escape Stage, their second EP, is only a hair's breadth away from breathtaking. If this is the result of settling on the other side of America, it was the best move since Colonel Sanders started putting breadcrumbs on chicken carcasses.
Nikki has a sweet emotion-tipped voice with a mellow vibe and plenty of oomph brooding beneath the surface. The band's musicianship is understated but skilled. The key and tempo changes are massively impressive but never get in the way of the music. The sound is unerringly progressive, but it's always melodious and inspiring.
The term anthemic gets bandied around a lot, but this is music which deserves the title more than most. The individual songs are not quick-fix hits of catchy chorus magic, they are infinitely deeper than that. If ever a band needed to get their a*ses into the studio and record a full-length record, these are they.
Check out... All of it.
Track List:
01. dirgE
02. Dramatis Personae
03. Alohum
04. Back and Forth
05. Means To An End
Artist's websites: LucidFly , MySpace
