THE LAST CRY is quite a new band from UK. It formed somewhere in 2006 and now I hold WALKING TO THE EDGE in my hands. Its very impressiv how quickly this band could develop- just three years and produce so cool music? Incredible! But first step first: WALKING ON THE EDGE is album which would come as a digipack. It contains 12 songs and has a total running time of 58 minutes, which is very long these days! And now the best: THE LAST CRY has reckognized that labels are overrated these days and seem to be their own label. This is very good for the price – its just 9.99 pounds including P and P. That’s a totally acceptable price – a download usually isn’t cheaper. However, full respect to this step to produce this without label, let’s move on to the music.
THE LAST CRY is some mix of THE CURE and DEPECHE MODE (so they say). They were on tour with THE MISSION and THE SKELETAL FAMILY, and yes, that fits too. Sometimes music is going to sound a little bit more to DEPECHE MODE – electronic rythms, synths, less guitars – sometimes it sounds like THE CURE in their good days. One example for that is PRISON OF DREAMS as the electronic song, OUT OF THE SKY as the more traditional one.
Whatever style they are currently doing in my player, everything sounds very professionel and perfectly produced. I cannot name a single thing on production which disturbs me. Everything is in place at a good volume. Sound is brilliant and clear. I have nothing to add – the studio is a very good one.
The vocalist sometimes sound totally like Robert Smith (THE CURE). Not to bad I say – with the impressive compositions and the modern influences definitly not a copy but more a fresh way of presenting the style THE CURE invented. There is only one strange thing on the vocals. On DEVASTATE I thought I need to get used on the style of vocalizing. Something made me feel strange. But after a few songs I felt better and better and the vocals grew more into the music. I switched back and had the same feeling again. I am not sure why this is, but I would swear the DEVASTATE is one of their early songs. On later songs the guitars support more the kind of voice. Esspecially in REBEKKA you see a perfect integration of the vocals. But that are guesses, maybe I need to ask the people directly.
From the rest of the band I think I do not need to speak much. Theircompositions are great and they performed very well. I didn’t reckon one single error or some timing issue which disturbed me in enjoying this CD. Everything there.
That beeing said, I would compare this band also to THE DRAGONS and of course to mighty JOY DIVISION (at least a bit).
Last but not least, I would like to say that this is – even with modern sound – anoldschool music genre. If you like dark rock music, you should immediatly buy this CD. It’s totally recommended. This CD of course is not done for fans like, uh, what are they named? Elektro-something? Whatever – very good and tight rock band. I am sure live they will rock like hell, you better go out and grab your tickets. And vote for them to play on the WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN.
Tags: Gothic Rock, Reviews