Lunar Division Delivers A Massive Rock Record
A recent album release from Lunar Division gives off an endlessly fun rock soiree that blends alternative and pop rock and manages to bring in this sort of grungy classic '90s underground rock soundscape as well and it all feels like songs you've missed out on for years, especially if your fans of this kind of stuff.
The Monuments album is riddled with a sort of robust character to it and this comes through differently throughout the tracks but it all has an outstanding energy to the point where it feels almost like some of these songs were recorded live on the floor and everyone was feeding off of each other the entire time.
That energy is completely infectious and is absolutely one of my favorite aspects of the record.
The guitar tone itself is colorful but edgy so the songs also feel the same along with belting and slightly animated vocals and inventive drumming that helps drive these songs to exactly where they need to be.
You can hear elements of different influences throughout these songs and that's something else that I enjoyed quite a bit because as you go through the record and it unfolds you start hearing elements of punk, garage rock, and more in combination with the already robust soundscape that they're delivering so, it ends up being a fun and sort of vivacious record.
Loads of hooks and certain choruses feel a bit anthemic which is a good thing but they also end up bouncing around in your head for a very long time after songs have ended which is an indication that those are the tracks that should be singles however, having said that, i have to mention that this is one album that you should listen to in its entirety.
There is a staple feel and sound to these guys and they do a great job putting it out there but listening to only one or two tracks doesn't really give you the full spectrum of what the entire album has to offer so, again, I would definitely say to rock this one out in full.
Listening to the whole record gives you a certain feeling.
I am someone who grew up in a time where you would hear a song on the radio or read about it in a magazine and you would go to the store and buy the album that that song was on.
When you took the record home and played it, you listened to the whole album, not just that one song. Especially if it was on cassette tape.
This record gives me that same feeling. The feeling of a real rock band that puts out full records.
It's a bit more of an experience and I miss that aspect, especially in rock music in general.
I understand that we live in a very single-based society these days but rock bands like these guys should definitely be putting out albums like this one so this made me very happy and at the end of the record I felt completely satiated.
There's a certain hint of rawness in the underbelly of this album and this adds to that edginess and that drive perfectly but the whole thing is very balanced because it also has a sort of colorfulness to it that lets everything feel good to listen to as well.
I also like how a lot of the drumming and guitar work can be super in the pocket and super catchy, but still a little and that is something I find intriguing, and, in a strange way, even that aspect gives me a little bouts of nostalgia listening to this record.
I love that vocal approach because the front man does an amazing job of being exactly that. A front man.
The way he sings also blends genres just as much as the band does musically so with the singer, you also get these sort of punk elements, grunge elements, even some classic rock in there at times.
The album had all the sweet spots and more in terms of coming through with a heavy rock record that sounds a little bit different and stands out yet still feels familiar and welcoming.
Killer tracks all over this thing.
Check this record out and again, listen to it in full and don't be afraid to turn it up when you do.
