I like to think that I operate a broad church over here at
The Musical Outcast and I will now try and prove this to you.
Much like The Taskers the other day this track has found its
way to me via Plugginbaby, which based on the talent that I have already heard
from over there is a tip in itself.
Hailing from Glasgow, Alavano formed back in 2012 and have
steadily been picking up momentum and plaudits ever since. The band are made up
of Ocean Adams (Vocals) Stephen Brown (Guitar) Gen ‘The General’ Ferguson
(Keyboards) Tom Glasgow (Bass) and Craig Harkness (Drums) This track isn’t out
for another week or so but it has been gaining traction on social media and on
radio all over the place so instead of sitting on it for any longer I’m going
to jump on the bandwagon.
If you are a regular reader of the blog I’m probably not
surprising you by saying that I’m not normally a fan of pop ballads, but this
one is different. I think you have to approach everything with an open mind and
it has really served me well here.
I have always maintained that all the best songs make you feel
something that can be anything from laughter to breaking down in floods of
tears but in one way or another it has some effect on you, and that couldn’t be
truer here. The track just draws you in. The lyrics are sung with such passion
and with such a sincerity you really feel what the track is all about. Add in
some sweeping strings and you have a seriously brilliant ballad.
On some level
or another everyone can relate to the lyrics and even the hardest of hard men will
have ‘something in their eye’ come the end of the track.
It’s not overblown, and like a lot of songs of this type it’s
not trying too hard to try and manufacture emotion, the emotion just arrives
naturally. The production is fantastic and in short it just ticks all the
boxes.
Just take 5 minutes to yourself, shut off from the rest of the
world and give this a listen.
‘Take Away The Pain’
is released on 19th May
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