{"id":17766,"date":"2013-08-18T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=17766"},"modified":"2013-08-19T20:34:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T10:34:49","slug":"bellusira-%e2%80%93-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/08\/bellusira-%e2%80%93-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellusira \u2013 Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to my favourite album released in 2013 so far! This one jumped at me and surprised the b\u2019jesus out of me. I had never heard of Bellusira before so when this landed in my hands and I finally got around to checking it out, I kicked myself that I hadn\u2019t done so weeks earlier. So now after listening for well over six weeks it\u2019s fair to say that if every album that came out of Australia sounded this good then watch out world\u2026 but let\u2019s break it down.<\/p>\n

Newest single and lead track \u2018Cachango\u2019 is simply more kick ass than the movie that bears that name, this has a melody and groove that is second to none and how this isn\u2019t a smash on the radio or well, anywhere amazes me. It\u2019s been stuck in my head for weeks and randomly I just find myself humming it which is the sign of a killer track, and to the point where it made it as \u2018Video of the week\u2019 on the site, for two weeks. So much so that I could happily turn the album off after one song and be happy. \u2018By Your Side\u2019 with its big chorus and smooth verses is a great track and a guitar solo, well with that you\u2019ve got a win in my books every time\u2026 \u00a0A song like \u2018Wide Awake\u2019 continues in the same vein that you\u2019d expect from what you\u2019ve already heard with the last two tracks, but this one musically for me I absolutely love, the guitars throughout here are the standout and vocally, singer Crystal gives her pipes a good work out and shows us just what they can do, and trust me, it\u2019s good. Oh and the breakdown ending, is heavy and outstanding. What I do love about this band is they know how to write a song, the formula is there and with more hooks in these songs than your local fishing competition, they can do no wrong.<\/p>\n

I seriously don\u2019t want to sound like I\u2019m just going to keep gushing over this album, but it\u2019s hard not to when song after song is a winner, \u2018Follow\u2019 for instance, big, catchy and a standout here. Production wise this album is perfect, side note, it\u2019s so random to see that along with Bellusira, a guy named Ricki Rae produced it and I actually knew Ricki down in Victoria when we were both much younger via our parents, he was always in his home studio back then, so it\u2019s amazing to see that he has continued this and is able to make albums of this calibre, but, back to the tunes, and even the hauntingly beautiful \u2018ballad\u2019 here \u2018Made Of\u2019 is placed right where it needs to be and is a great set up for what was a previous single for the band and made it to the album in \u2018Culprit\u2019 as the volume gets that quick wrist flick back up and it\u2019s on\u2026 \u2018Now you got something to say?\u2019 why yes I do, this song is marvelous! Check it out below for what I\u2019m talking about and you\u2019ll agree\u2026 it\u2019s so refreshing to hear a band that has this much talent and can use it, especially after seeing them in a live environment it\u2019s evident they are all extremely talented and here\u2019s hoping more will see this in the future.<\/p>\n

Only half way through the album, I\u2019m still enjoying listening to it, now for the umpteenth time, so when that happens you know you\u2019re onto a good thing. \u2018Soul Call\u2019 takes the tempo down a little again and builds throughout, but \u2018Closer\u2019 once again musically finds a groove that works and BAM here\u2019s the chorus, take that world, here\u2019s Bellusira, I think what actually makes this album so enjoyable is you can almost hear the heart and soul the band has put into these songs and it comes across as real, and that is the sign of not only a good band and good songs but of pure passion for their craft. Take \u2018Warrior\u2019 here, which was a standout at their live show and this late in the album for such a good song is also a good sign of an all killer no filler type release.<\/p>\n

With only a couple to go, \u2018Break It\u2019 is interesting with its more frantic style verses and dropped down chorus, it works well here, and we got out with the huge rocker that closes as we came in to the album, big and loud, this one is \u2019Changed\u2019 \u00a0and have we been? Sure have, well I have, changed in the way of thinking that such a killer album has been released practically independently, and amazed that this band hasn\u2019t been snapped up by a major label and that maybe they don\u2019t need to anymore… As I said at the beginning, this one has blown me away and I challenge any album to be released this year to top it.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Rock<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 14 June 2013<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Gunn Music \/ Firestarter Distribution<\/p>\n

Producers:<\/strong> Ricki Rae and Bellusira<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.bellusira.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing<\/strong>
\nCachango
\nBy Your Side
\nWake Up
\nFollow
\nMade Of
\nCulprit
\nSoul Call
\nCloser
\nWarrior
\nBreak It
\nChanged<\/p>\n\n

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