After 12 years of making music, Lifehouse are still at it. With the success of their first album, No Name Face back in the 90s (which sold two and a half million copies), the band knew they struck a chord with people, and so created more and more albums, including a few hit singles ("Hanging By A Moment", "You and Me", "First Time", and "Whatever It Takes"). In December 2012, they released Almería, their sixth studio album.
Album Rating: ***** (5/5)
Album Rating: ***** (5/5)
Almería Deluxe Version album cover |
Knowing this, I was a little nervous and apprehensive as to how to the rest of the album was going to sound. But I found that I had no reason to, as many of the songs are showing of their roots, such as Aftermath and Slow Motion, but some songs like Pins & Needles are more representative of their new sound, which has a mix of the old and the new. As well as the duet with Natasha Bedingfield, there is another collaboration on the album, this time with Sir Charles Jones & Peter Frampton, Frampton being a very successful British songwriter and guitarist, and Jones being a crucial part in the making of the album, as he also features as the backing voice on the opening track of the album, Gotta Be Tonight.
This album, overall has a good mix of past, present and possible future sounds of Lifehouse, who still after 12 years, can pull off such a great album, which may be their best and most iconic to date.
Where to buy Almería: iTunes | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk
A K Jones
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This is a pretty solid album. I've only listened to a few tracks from it so I can't judge too much. from what I heard so far, I honestly like this stuff better. They are great live (saw them once, they opened for Daughtry). I hope that they come around so I get to see them agiain real soon.
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