In an ever-evolving contemporary music scene, where bands often use the same old formula crafted by many renowned greats, there are still bands that stand out in all their creativity, uniqueness, and brilliance. Bands that still dare to dive deep into experimentation and innovation in order to construct a fresh and unique soundscape that will immediately resonate with the broader auditorium. Lazywall is one of those bands willing to break all the rules and shapeshift boundaries to deliver catchy, memorable, engaging sound, and their latest release is more than rock-solid proof. “Tighaline” arrives as an adequate follow-up to their self-titled full-length album and collection of B-sides, released throughout 2024, but also showcases many innovations in songwriting, composition, arrangement, and production. Heavily supported by “Invincible” and “Madaher,” two exceptional compositions that vividly showcase what you might expect of the remainder of the material, this EP proves that modern rock music can still sound innovative and entertaining while still paying homage to tradition. Lyrically, their music is deeply personal, conveying a profound sense of internal struggle and a desire to break free. It explores various sentiments, moods, situations, and circumstances, so it’s a highly relatable material that will immediately resonate with the broader auditorium. Sonically, “Tighaline” might fall under the modern rock branch, but as usual, there’s more than meets the eye. While almost entirely basing their sound on alternative rock, their music also reveals some other subgenres. You’ll notice how some of the finest properties borrowed from hard rock and grunge found their way into this sonic equation. Lazywall also implements Middle Eastern sounds, sometimes levitating towards ethno and world music genres. This style suits them well, as they perfectly blend both modern and retro alternative rock with traditional music, paying homage to their heritage and roots while simultaneously leaning towards contemporary sound. You’ll notice how a subtle touch of nostalgia decorates particular segments or entire songs, diving deep into the nineties and noughties rock music aesthetics yet somehow always sounding fresh and modern. Anyone even remotely into writing and composing music knows that’s sometimes an impossible task to achieve, but Lazywall writes and performs their music with such ease, focusing on precision and finesse.
This epic sonic journey commences with “Madaher,” an excellent composition that vividly showcases what you might expect from the remainder of the material. The vocals serve as a centerpiece, guiding the listening apparatus from scratch to finish while the additional vocal layers, back vocals, and singalongs give more anthemic vibes. In the meantime, the interplay between guitars and keys shapes a perfect backdrop for all vocals to shine upon. The comprehensive collection of cleverly constructed riffs complements all those synth leads, making “Madaher” such a pleasant listening experience worth spinning over and over again. Beneath this orchestration lies a rock-solid low-end support, providing more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth while the energetic rhythmic sequences keep everything in line. The band continues with “Invincible,” a moderate modern rock composition that shines with so many impressive themes, melodies, harmonies, and other sonic maneuvers delivered by stacking multiple guitar layers with such precision. You’ll immediately notice how much attention to detail Lazywall paid when the chorus commenced, proving they thoroughly planned even the tiniest details and nuances. They’re masters in crafting intricate, detailed, complex yet easy-listening songs. Lazywall continues at the same pace with “Reality,” a song that perfectly combines modern and retro alternative rock. The vocal performance packs so much emotion. You’ll notice how soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, and powerful vocal harmonies elevate everything to new heights, command attention, and guide the listening apparatus from beginning to end. The impressive vocal range seamlessly balances low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything these experienced musicians intended to achieve with this track. Besides decorating all the segments and instrumentations, they contribute more emotional depth and complexity to an already intricate structure. Sonically, this composition gradually evolves from semi-distorted arpeggiated chord progressions to more heavily distorted riffs, crafting a lush ambiance immensely supported by the powerful rhythm section. This epic sonic journey closes with “Loumni,” another exceptional piece empowered by traditional instrumentations. These are the moments where their admiration towards Middle Eastern, ethno, and world music shines the most. Combined with contemporary alternative rock arrangements, “Loumni” showcases the finest elements of ethno and rock music, blended harmoniously to perfection.
Each composition arrives with a perfect structure, garnered with many profoundly detailed segments, brilliant ideas, and marvelous orchestrations. Every vocal, sonic, and rhythmic maneuver has its place and purpose here, building a fascinating extended play release suitable not only for alternative rock fans but anyone who appreciates cleverly assembled and flawlessly performed music. Throughout the entire “Tighaline,” Lazywall demonstrates tremendous experience, knowledge, talent, creativity, skills, ideas, musicianship, songwriting, and composing abilities. Each composition stands out with so many impressive instrumentations, crafted to perfection. “Tighaline” is definitely a fine piece of sonic artistry that you should immediately put on your music radar. It’s available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!
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