One of the best moments during music discovery is the one when you hear an album the first time and instantly are addicted to it. To know that you will hear it over and over again, that after hours of mediocre or boring music you found a new pearl in the ocean of music.
The independent rock band Pandoras.Box from Lower Bavaria with their album Barriers gave me the last incarnation of such a moment. The album could as well be sold on CD, the quality of song-writing and production does not need to hide behind commercial releases. I would be surprised to not see their next release in stores.
Their sound reminds me of Muse’s rich instrumental arrangements and Blur’s distinct vocals. The album is very balanced and features both slow melancholic (Next to Mine) and fast paced (Golden Spoon) songs.
Golden Spoon is my favourite (non remixed) song of this album. The song Interlude is an instrumental meditation with guitar and strings.
The final song is a danceable Remix of the fourth track Arrows & Bows (remixed by Rampue), which I personally like best.
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6 responses to “Pandoras.Box – [2009] Barriers”
Unfortunately Your Link doesn’t work.
Pa JMD: I can’t confirm, the original link works. The download on the linked page is on the left under “Play / Download”.
Mark: Wow, you found my review! Thank you for pointing out the alternative download mirror from your homepage. I added it to the article.
Try this website… 😉
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