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Tracklist |
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1. Mugen
2. Air Slider
3. Promise Song
4. Garden
5. Pulse
6. Gift
7. Hidden Agenda
8. Stay
9. Last Words |
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Review |
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The World Lying Ahead's rock sound is a far cry from Vinyl's first post-punk release Flammable. This album sheds the aggressive feel of the first album with an emphasis on the spiritual, exploring the band's experimentation with electronica, and the mixing of instruments and vocals. As the last installment of the band Vinyl, before changing their name to Yura Maira, The World Lying Ahead is Vinyl's statement about transition and new beginnings. This transition for the listener begins with The World Lying Ahead's eclectic mix of tracks.
The World Lying Ahead is all about past and future, whether it is in the lyrics or the way a song harkens back to Vinyl's earlier works. The album opens with the electro-rock of "Mugen" and the band's experimentation with the blending of rising instrumentals and vocals, combining them into one sound, one voice, a song of hope and new beginnings. Then Vinyl allows us to hear their post-punk roots through Nori's driving rhythms and Tsuda's energized guitar, in "Air Slider" and "Hidden Agenda." With the melodic pop vocals of Sumi and Tsuda, we are then given a glimpse of what their future might hold with the post-rock feel of "Stay," "Pulse" and "Promise Song." This diverse change in mood and song tempo somehow works, making The World Lying Ahead a solid final album for the band Vinyl.
Though this is the last release by Vinyl, it is a beginning also. To quote Yutaka Tsuda, "Since the first album I've renewed my commitment to expressing myself because I started feeling obligated to escape from the naive notion of 'I want to be in a band' and become conscious of 'What should I express?'" I look forward to future releases from this trio, as the band Yura Maira. |
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