Artist: Radio Silence 
   Title: Whose Skin Are You Under Now
   Label: Escape Music

Well its been eight years since Radio Silence’s Siren’s album but finally Alistair Gordon returns with the bands latest album ‘Whose Skin Are You Under Now’.  Again Gordon mixes the modern contemporary rock with the Melodic Rock edge.  The bio likens the bands sound to Foreigner meets Mike and The Mechanics and I think that pretty much hits the nail on the head.  A great album that you can listen to at ease and that has that summer drive feel about it you know the top down the sun setting over the ocean and nothing but road ahead of you and music on the stereo.

The album opens up with the great ‘Hand To Mouth’, a track your instantly singing along to and with Gordon’s vocals backing up a great sound of Martin Kronlund’s guitars, Imre Daun drums and Mats Olausson keyboards.

The great melodies just keep on coming with ‘Mosquito’, again you’ll find your singing along upon the first listen, and Kronlund’s guitar on this one is just superb.  This album is a dream to listen to after a day of album after album.  It's nice just to sit back and enjoy an album that puts you at ease and takes the stress of the day off you.

The album continues with great tracks like ‘Wall Of Silence’, ‘Staring At The Sun’ and the excellent ‘When The Lights Go Down’, before picking up the tempo with ‘Somethin Going On’, which definitely has that, Mike and the Mechanics feel.

For those who like an injection of rock from time to time then ’Shotgun Love’ will float your boat for sure and is my track of the album, because this oldie likes to rock with the best of them.  Mind you the cover of the Beatles classic ‘Hide Your Love Away’ came a very close second.

This is an album aimed at the more mature rock fan and will go down a storm with the AOR crowd for sure.  It won’t see Gordon on Radio One but I suppose he wouldn’t want to be.  It will make a few people check out the previous two albums and for an artist in this genre that’s all we ask.

Tracklisting:

1. Head To Mouth
2. Mosquito
3. Wall Of Silence
4. Staring At The Sun
5. When The Lights Go Down
6. Somethin' Goin' On
7. One Day At A Time 
8. Another World
9. Shotgun Love
10. Heart Of Hearts
11. Any Way The Wind Blows
12. Hide Your Love Away

 

                   

 

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