Purevolume gave me a delicious dose of alternative rock laced with a 90s feel today via Minneapolis rockers Epic Hero. The intensity of the vocals was enough for their music to garner two thumbs-up of approval from me, but the band is talented in every arena of musical ability."Hello Hello" from their album "New Life" has talent written all over it. The marriage of the percussion and guitar is the driving force behind the catchiness of the song. The lyrics are riddled with a sense of moving on and finding contentment post messy break-up, which gives the song a relatable tone. The song projects a theme of feeling good and living free while delivering phenomenal guitar and percussion parts. Epic Hero produced quite the pick me up with this song.
"End of the Line" exemplifies Epic Hero's uncanny ability to tell a story and match instrumentation to it impeccably. The vocalist's exceptional range is noticeable, while the soft picking of the guitar acts as a great accent to the relaxed percussion and piano. This song sounds a lot like something Howie Day would compose. Epic Hero gives this song a very serene, soothing spirit.
"Stars" sounds like an R.E.M. tribute band singing an original song. If R.E.M. vocals were juxtaposed with Epic Hero's vocals in this song, they would sound like layered tracks of the same voice. The chord progression works well with the increasing depth of feeling in the lyrics. The song is hopeful, with lyrics like, "And every complication turns out fine. I believe the stars will all align for you." "Stars" makes me want to believe.
I like Epic Hero because they are simplistic yet bursting with profound lyrical themes and a great blend of musical talent. If you like 90s soft rock, definitely try out Epic Hero.
I leave you with a great live video of Epic Hero performing my favorite song of theirs, "Hello Hello."
Thank you for reading. Shuffle on.
Photo credit:http://www.purevolume.com/epichero/photos/1132509
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