For Immediate Release 3/10/2008
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Highroad No. 28 have recieved the following reviews for "Stumbling To Divinity" More on the way soon...
Review by Peter Brown/Toxic Pete Magazine (United Kingdom)
Highroad No.28 - CD - Stumbling To Divinity
Australian soft rockers Highroad No.28 certainly know how to build a big song!! With modernistic inclusion of the odd sample and a modicum of programming, Highroad No.28 add fuel to the already fiercely burning rock fire. A beautifully weighted balladic rock album is the end result of all their innovation and thoughtfulness!This is a mighty hefty chunk of music with fifteen great tracks to get yer head around. And, Highroad No.28 keep the interest high with great smatterings of electric light and shade, cadence and cascade, drama and sensitivity. Well crafted songs that sit astride indie and more conventional rock.
'Stumbling To Divinity' is lovingly assembled and thoughtfully laid out; the running order leaves me unsure at times just which track I'm listening to - did the last one really end just now? Now, I'm not suggesting that the tracks are very samey, not at all, it's just that Highroad No.28's music is pretty compelling and I've tended not to even notice the short silence between tracks, so absorbed was I with listening intently to the superbly distinguished instrumentation and its dynamic separation. Distorted guitars jangle, weave and fret around the beautifully proportioned and crystal clear vocals as the wonderfully 'pointed' drums and superbly weighted bass throb and thump with unity and drive. The songs occasionally remind me of Keane's work; 'strings' and 'things' filling voids to enhance and bolster the overall sound but Highroad No.28 cleverly never let the 'samples' run the show.
'With 'Stumbling To Divinity', Highroad No.28 have ripped up a very impressive album of fine songs. With quite a lot going on behind the voices, it would've been easy to let things get over-cluttered but that's not the case at all - the levels are just so, the mix is cock-on, the overall sound is full but never cramped, big but never obese - pleasantly plump is perhaps how I'd describe Highroad No.28's music - pleasantly plump and contented!! This is Highroad No.28's second full-blown album and the thoughtful work they've put into its gestation and delivery has been well worth every minute of their creative time. 'Stumbling To Divinity' by Highroad No.28 is a well crafted, stunningly thought out album that's enjoyable, absorbing and pretty damn compelling.
Peter J Brown
Review:
This album is absolute killer. From the outset, the band make it clear that they have moved on from their earlier material (which was just 'ok') The first track greets the listener with a soundtrack-type sound/journey with strange voice samples (everything about God, Porn, Suicide etc) and an underlying strong drum/techno beat with a piano track. 'Divergent Love' then greets the listener as a great rock track, with wonderful melodies, leads, and clean and sweet sounding voice. The lyrics are quite strange, in light of the opening track.
The band further show their immense talent bursting into the rock numbers "Where God's and Lovers Reside", "Wayward Projectiles" and many more...."Bleed Torment Despair" sees the band journey back to their older heavy sound- but this time doing it with utter class, so much better than their previous releases. "Onwards Divinity" would have to be one of the best songs I have ever heard in this "heavier" style, akin Helmet, Crowbar (except this bands singer sings).
The band then finally revert to their somewhat new found rock sound, once again supplying the listener whith catchy riffs, great vocals, and an underlying elctronica (which blends perfectly with the whole sonic direction of the album)
The last track is another strange creation, "Goodbye for now, Strange Reality". It wraps up an excellent album, with it's explosive drum/techno/electronica.
This album leaves me wanting more and more...10/10
Supreme.
Formed in Late 2008, highroad No. 28 have slowly, but surely, built themselves into a cogent outfit. They play an eclectic style of rock, replete with electronica elements, and lyrical themes which focus on 'totality'. August 14, 2008 saw the band release their second album, "Stumbling To Divinity"...
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