Hour Is Upon Us, The

General | May 2008

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-10-03
Gently downcast rock, lightly applied. Hints of Ren-fare prog (Pink Floydian keyboards help in that regard) with a pillowy touch. It's got a heavy-hearted feel, despite the high whispery male vocals. Could have been goth if it rocked harder, but this is more like brooding self-examination music for prog fiends, with that classically epic feel to it. Similarities to Citay abound.

1,2 are notably more intense than others. FCC clean.

1- Gentle mid/fast beat, later gets more soaring and searching
2- Snappy mid/fast beat, some crashing cymbal passages (one in 5/4, even). Hits too many conventional rock buttons for my liking
3- Dreamy, with high, puffy vocals and a hint of disturbance. Builds into big flowery fireworks
4- Soft mystical acoustic riffing, slowish feel. Softly crashing.
5- Quite light-proggy, a nice energy. Includes an instrumental rock-out interlude before a lingering coda
6- Dancing midtempo arpeggios, a nice effect. Even has a bit of a beat.
7- Tense proggy opening, serious mood overall. Dark and brooding near the end.

Recent airplay

Save The World
Rorshach's DanceDec 12, 2008
Mt Davidson
A2Z subNov 27, 2008
The Chandelier Suite
Sonic Bubble SubNov 26, 2008

Charting

2008-10-12 — 2008-12-14
Week EndingAirplays
Dec 14 1
Nov 30 2

Track listing

1. The Chandelier Suite
2. Save The World
3. My Fantasy
4. Soft Napalm Pillow Dreams
5. Mt Davidson
6. Flying
7. Unclouded Eyes