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I was far off!!
What the Finnish band I WALK THE LINE offers here is a loud, rocky, and captivating album. The band mixes classic rock with punk rock. Most of the songs have a dark undertone, but they do not drown in the swamp of dark rock. Rather, the songs are carried and positively influenced by the voice of singer Ville. His voice is bright, powerful, and perfectly integrated into the songs. The vocals define the structure of each song. Each individual song receives a personal touch from Ville's voice. With these signs, I WALK THE LINE could be a good band, but I WALK THE LINE is better than good. The band features a keyboardist on this record, and she is not just there for the sake of gender balance, but because she truly masters her instrument. The keyboard is dominant and gives the songs their own character. Sometimes it sounds like New Wave and sometimes like good NDW. With the keyboard, the band sets accents in the songs. The keyboard often drives the songs forward, resulting in extremely melodic tracks, carried by Ville's voice. Stylistically, the band is hard to categorize, which is absolutely positive.
I would describe it as NDW rock with punk and dark influences. That sounds cumbersome. However, the band is anything but that. Extremely catchy songs that will surely blast out of my speakers for several weeks. I WALK THE LINE is worth listening to!! For some, it may be electropunk, for others perhaps dark rock. In my eyes, the band breaks all boxes and creates something entirely their own. Bands like I WALK THE LINE are the ones that shape music.
Label: ROOKIE RECORDS
Distribution: CARGO RECORDS
Release Date: 25.04.2008
