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The second album from the young alt rock duo from San
Diego comprising Saher, on vocals and piano, and Susan on
guitar and vocals. Imagine a mixture of Muse, Green Day,
My Chemical Romance, Take That and Chopin, and you will
have some idea of their wonderful music. Saher is very much
the lead singer, his voice a mixture of Billie Joe and Gerard
Way, with a touch of Will Young and Jeff Buckley. Susan
with her pure voice provides backing vocals and occasional
leads. A brief overture leads into 9 symphonic rock opuses,
full of drama, passion and emotion, which swing from the
tender to the thunderous. Highlights are too many to mention,
but ‘Our Own Versailles’ and ‘Eight’ have glorious refrains,
‘Before the Fall’ gives Susan a chance to shine with some
delicious piano from Saher before building into an epic,
and the album ends with the roar of ‘Conquerors’, with a
brief piano coda. This is breathtakingly brilliant; they
really deserve to break into the big league, so rush to
CD Baby and snap up a copy. 9.5 out of 10.
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