Reviewed! Oleander - Something Beautiful
Oleander
Something Beautiful
Cobalt Music Group
Something
Beautiful, Oleander’s first release in over a decade, finds the band sounding
all things rejuvenated and reenergized, and, in so many words, this is the best
the band has ever sounded. If you’re of the close minded camp that thought
Oleander hit their apex at the turn of the century with February Son and/or Unwind,
then literally, you haven’t seen nothing yet. It’s evident that the bands
self-imposed hiatus was time away well spent, as Something Beautiful offers something for fan of all shapes, sizes
and tastes, from penetrating aggro-rockers driven by unrestrained riffs
(“Fight,” “Something Beautiful”), to radio, and arena, ready brooding ballads
(“Until It’s Over,” “Daylight”), and everything in-between (“Bulletproof,”
“Never Too Late”). If you’ve ever spent time spinning an Oleander record then
you need to immediately listen to Something
Beautiful, a record that by no means is a stretch to call the best of their
career. When it comes to rock records, Something
Beautiful is as solid as they come.
Grade: B+
Go Download: “Something Beautiful”
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