After the release of the very
good Lykaia (2017), SOEN returned with an even better album.
I added the album in my
collection almost a month ago and I keep listening to it on a rather often
basis. Yes, I will agree with all those who are stating that SOEN sound like a
mix of Tool and Riverside on many occasions, but that’s not the case. Every
band in our days is influenced by other bands, and that is something not very
easy to hide.
The feeling I get when I
listen to Lotus is that this time SOEN tried to move away from their usual
Tool-like sound, and create something new and more personal. Have they
succeeded? Well, not exactly. Still, their influences are present and obvious,
but the band seems to be heading into a new musical direction. And that is
something good in my opinion.
The album includes lots of
powerful moments, and a few melodic ones, like for example the wonderful title
song.
Every fan of this style of
music will definitely find some songs to like in Lotus, but speaking for
myself, the songs I like the most so far are: Lunacy, Covenant, Martyrs and of
course Lotus.
I am not going to get into
details for each song separately, because my opinion doesn’t really matter,
since each person has its own point of view. But I strongly recommend to listen
to this album, but not only once. Give it some time and be sure that it will
grow on you.
For me, Lotus is one of the
best releases of 2019 so far.
Here's a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLSh0E0Rikc
Totally recommended!
My Rating: 4.0 Stars
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